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Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles called the video “a beautiful message...and I think that is what we need right now, more hope for the future."
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Working for a just wage remains a human and moral imperative, Cardinal Seán O'Malley said.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin

Cardinal Tobin said that Christians must be marked by their willingness to show “kindness to all: to the searching young and the forgotten elderly, to the stranger and the voiceless, to the powerful and the cynical.”

 
FaithDispatches
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“Let us remind ourselves of those moments when our loved ones were forced to seek the mercy of others in a new land.”

Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Each of the participants carried wooden crosses bearing the names of victims.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Cardinal Dolan said he looks forward "to asking Almighty God to inspire and guide our new President and to continue to bless our great Nation.”
The most-read article of 2016 was on the remarks by Pope Francis at the popular movements gathering at the Vatican on Nov. 5, only a few days before the American presidential election. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Besides politics, readers were interested in stories about liturgy, racism, interfaith issues and gender.
FaithIn All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Though he turned 80 a couple of weeks ago, Pope Francis did not slow down in 2016.
FaithSigns Of the Times
Michael J. O’Loughlin
As the head of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia, the archbishop was a delegate to the meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2015.
Pope Francis, Donald Trump, new American cardinals, and the Little Sisters of the poor—a sampling of the biggest Catholic stories in 2016.
FaithIn All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Stopping gun violence, supporting a minimum wage hike, Pope Francis and Donald Trump square off at the border and much more!