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Ryan Di Corpo is the managing editor of Outreach and a former Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Fellow at America.
Cillian Murphy stars in the movie “Oppenheimer.”(OSV News photo/Melinda Sue Gordon, Universal)
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
“Oppenheimer” is both a startling re-examination of American history and a bleak warning about the nuclear age.
Laura Linney and Maggie Smith prepare to board a bus in a scene from the film ‘The Miracle Club’
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
In ‘The Miracle Club,’ Thaddeus O’Sullivan is unafraid to explore more serious topics, such as abortion and suicide, and to reckon with the lingering effects of communal grief.
A scene from “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” courtesy of Neon Films.
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
The film adaptation of the 2021 novel of the same name, “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” misunderstands the potency of sustained nonviolent resistance.
A stressed student with her head in her hands sitting in front of a laptop computer
FaithJesuit School Spotlight
Ryan Di Corpo
Life-threatening mental health concerns affecting U.S. teens have reached a crisis point, complicated by a laundry list of social issues.
Pope Francis waving to the crowd in front of a depiction of Che Guevera in Havana, Cuba
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
Ahead of the U.S. theatrical release of “In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis,” America spoke with Gianfranco Rosi about his ideas for the documentary and how the film is a modern-day Stations of the Cross.
People supporting a citizenship law beat a Muslim man during clashes with those opposing the law in New Delhi Feb. 24, 2020. Christian leaders from different denominations in New Delhi condemned the communal violence. (CNS photo/Danish Siddiqui, Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ryan Di Corpo
Seventy-five years after Gandhi’s death, when Hindu nationalism has risen to the highest echelons of the Indian government, his legacy in the nation he helped liberate is complex and, in some cases, denigrated.
Students from the nation's Jesuit schools gather near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 8, 2021, to advocate for the environment and for immigration as part of the Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice. (CNS photo/Rhina Guidos)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ryan Di Corpo
For 25 years the Ignatian Family Teach-In has brought Jesuit educated young people together to learn more about the history of U.S. involvement in Central America and how Jesuit values can help them understand contemporary demands of social justice.
Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura in ‘Drive My Car’ (Janus Films)
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
The Oscar nominee “Drive My Car” is a three-hour elegy whose quiet intensity intimates an emotional storm beneath the surface.
Photo: Searchlight Pictures
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
America spoke with Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield about the nature of faith and the singular courage of Tammy Faye.
Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Kandahar, southwest Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Sidiqullah Khan)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Ryan Di Corpo
Our invasions of Afghanistan and Vietnam may have different beginnings, but their ends show that we are capable of repeating basic mistakes, writes Ryan Di Corpo.