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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
In an interview with America, Cardinal Wilton Gregory said that Catholics have an obligation to be well-informed about the news, especially when antisemitic comments or actions are prevalent.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A decades-old memorial for people who died from AIDS-related complications has found a new home in a New York City church.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Describing herself as “a devout Catholic” and invoking the prayer of St. Francis, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will not seek a Democratic leadership post in the next Congress.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
This will be the first meeting of U.S. bishops following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision, a long-time goal of many Catholic activists that continues to drive U.S. politics.
hands praying over USA flag
FaithScripture Reflections
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-second week in Ordinary Time, by Michael O’Loughlin
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
How does a Catholic priest minister in a town famous for its devotion to the occult? Well, first you try to be a good neighbor.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Catholicism’s decline was especially noticeable in Quebec, the French-speaking and historically Catholic province where secularism is considered a key cultural value.
A man prays after receiving Communion during Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in New York City Oct. 11, 2022. The service preceded a eucharistic procession through Midtown Manhattan to St. Patrick's Cathedral, where New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan led Benediction. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
New data offers insight into the beliefs of U.S. Catholics ahead of the midterm elections, with differences among white and Hispanic Catholics .
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A new study on the well-being of U.S. Catholic priests found that most support a zero-tolerance policy against child sex abuse but do not trust that their bishop would support them in the face of a false allegation.
person walking dog on a bridge
FaithScripture Reflections
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Checking in with a friend or passing on a kind word will make us far richer—and happier—than anything being shown to me in a targeted Instagram post.