Voices
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Even as we debate the moral duties of faithful voters, we as a Catholic community have not succeeded in forming faithful candidates.
CommunityYour Take
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FaithExplainer
Do Catholics truly believe in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist? A recent survey says most don't...but it's complicated.
FaithShort Take
After a year of crisis, the U.S. bishops are still failing to respond adequately to the people they serve, writes Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
President Trump is leveraging the failure of the pro-choice movement to acknowledge Americans’ moral qualms about abortion.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Pro-life advocates argue that the New York law allows the most extreme forms of abortion. Pro-choice advocates respond that late-term abortions are rare and complicated. Both sides are right.
FaithShort Take
The tragedy of the last week is that the faithful are left to read tea leaves to understand what their bishops and their pope are trying to do in the first place. The Vatican’s action, which in the past could have been interpreted and explained over time, instead provokes a crisis of faith in church leadership.
FaithFaith in Focus
On the Feast of the Assumption and following more revelations of sexual abuse, a priest reflects on the hard work required for the church to “come to perfection.”
Politics & SocietyLast Take
The way Jesus used table fellowship in the Gospels was morally transformative—but by inclusion, not by exclusion.
Politics & SocietyNews
Some students had reservations about politicians whose pro-life commitment was too narrow.