One of the most notable characteristics of the Kigali Memorial Centre is its simplicity: a small fountain; a stone courtyard; some gardens with water fixtures flowing through them. Most striking, perhaps, are the plain, long, brown slabs of brick marking the graves of 250,000 of the men, women and c

Lessons from Inge and Jørn's winter getaway to the Arctic beach in "North of the Sun"

A more deliberate approach to sacrifice during this Lenten season

Managing Editor Kerry Weber on committing to a lifestyle—and lifetime—of mercy.

Editor Kerry Weber on empowering girls and young women to write their own stories.

Nearly everything in Rwanda is divided into two parts: before and after the 1994 genocide.

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“When a Hispanic woman wants to be up front, people don’t know how to deal with it.”

In this issue America examines some of the personal, political, liturgical and social-justice issues that are most relevant to Catholic women today. We have asked several writers to consider those aspects of faith and church that sustain them, as well as those aspects that challenge. These

Before the articles in the national newspapers, before the talk show appearances by our editors, before the debates in the blogosphere, there was the galley. The words that would receive worldwide attention from the media and would mark a milestone in Francis’ papacy first came across my desk