What does a bishop from the Pan-Amazonian region think of the discussions taking place in the Amazon Synod?

During the second week of the Amazon Synod, indigenous leaders gave moving testimonies of their experiences in the Amazon.

The first week of the Amazon synod brought several surprises: conversations about ordaining married men to the priesthood and women to the diaconate, and a new level of integration between the bishops and indigenous participants in the synod hall.

Join America’s Colleen Dulle and Fr. Roc O’Connor, S.J., one of the St. Louis Jesuits and the composer of “Lift Up Your Hearts,” for a conversation on the group’s legacy—and where Catholic music is going next.

Meet Mary Szybist, poet, teacher, and recipient of the 2019 George W. Hunt, S. J., Prize for Journalism, Arts & Letters. Ms. Szybist's collection of poems, "Incarnadine," explores her forging a new relationship with the imagery surrounding the Annunciation.

When Sister Desiré Anne-Marie Findlay was considering joining the Felician Sisters, she prayed that she wouldn’t have to give up her passion for dance. Here, she talks about how she’s changed through her formation with the sisters: how she’s come to let her natural curls fly free and how her dance

Sister Celine, a teacher, and Sister Marie Estelle, a nurse, explain what drew them to join a branch of the Carmelite order that began in Mexico—and what it’s like to go out (even just to the gas station) in their traditional habit.

Sr. Alison McCrary, a community lawyer in New Orleans who corresponds with inmates on death row, explains how her vows of poverty, chastity and obedience help her fully serve others in a world that values money, sex and power.

Sr. Monica Nobl, a Peruvian archaeologist, and Sr. María José Correa, a world-class pole-vaulter representing Chile, never anticipated becoming nuns until they met the Sisters of the Servants of the Plan of God, a new order of women religious who give their lives to evangelization, service and