Coverage of abortion as an issue was far more limited editorially immediately after the decision than in the decades since. Why?

John LaFarge, S.J., a longtime editor at America, was also one of the nation's leading advocates for racial justice beginning in the 1920s.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen used radio, television, books and more to evangelize for decades—including some spicy articles for America.

Long before he became Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger wrote an essay for America on the universal church.

Michael Moore, the translator of the Catholic Book Club's latest selection, 'The Betrothed," on the process of translating the famous Italian novel.

What Catholics made the most news in 2022, and for what? A year-end list with America's choices.

George W. Hunt, S.J., editor in chief of America from 1984 to 1998, wrote about some of our nation's most famous authors. But he was a gifted writer himself, as seen in his many Christmas essays for the magazine.

France has long been known as “the eldest daughter of the church.” Argentina is the home of Pope Francis. What’s a Catholic to do?

Fans of Colm Tóibín will no doubt be pleased at the news that he has a new book of essays coming out.

More than four decades after their murders, the four churchwomen of El Salvador remain powerful examples of faith and commitment to the Gospel.