A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García The post St. Peter and collaborative ministry appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
“I have never had a day that will stay with me like this day did,” the vice president told reporters. The post JD Vance says meeting with families of victims from Minneapolis church shooting affected him deeply appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Leo’s decision to speak English to deliver this message reveals that he wanted it to reach the United States. The post Pope Leo’s response to the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting: 3 takeaways appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Are adults at Mass not something like teenagers at the dinner table? Putting in our time, not able to see what it means to be gathered into the family we call the church. The post When it comes to the Mass, too many of us act like bored teens at the dinner table appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
I have tried very hard to discipline my emotions and consider fairly whether the anger directed at Minneapolis’s Mayor Jacob Frey over his “thoughts and prayers” remarks is justified. I think it is. It was not malicious, but it was deeply insensitive. The post After the Annunciation school shooting, Catholics needed assurances—not Democratic talking points appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The message I received from Pope Leo, loud and clear, was that he wanted to continue with the same approach that Pope Francis had advanced, which was one of openness and welcome. The post Father James Martin: Pope Leo wants to continue Francis’ approach to LGBTQ Catholics appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, will visit Minneapolis Sept. 3 to pay their respects to the victims of the deadly Aug. 27 mass shooting at a Catholic school liturgy, his office said. The post JD and Usha Vance to visit Minneapolis following Catholic school shooting appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, by Kevin Christopher Robles The post Demons and exorcisms in the Gospels appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to join editor in chief Sam Sawyer, S.J., and literary editor James T. Keane on America’s spring 2026 pilgrimage to Ireland, “The Land of Saints & Scholars: A Journey into the Heart & Soul of Ireland.” The post Join us: A Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Now more than ever, it is urgent to stand up for our university’s autonomy to make curricular decisions based on its Jesuit mission.| America Magazine
Participating in the ecumenical Season of Creation, Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for the month of September is “for our relationship with all of creation.” The post Pope Leo’s prayer for September: Respecting and protecting God’s creation appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Recalling the fear and the cries from students, parents and school staff to “get low, stay down, stay down, don’t get up” as bullets tore through Annunciation church at an all-school Mass in Minneapolis, Father Dennis Zehren, the pastor, said it marked a new beginning. The post Annunciation pastor calls first Sunday Mass after church shooting a ‘humble beginning’ appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
If Leo XIV continues to marshal the world’s Catholics against AI’s alienating potential, Time said, “Silicon Valley faces a formidable—and unexpected—spiritual counterweight.” The post Pope Leo named one of top 100 A.I. influencers by Time magazine appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
September 7, 2025, the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s Gospel reading presents a much more difficult challenge to anyone who wished to follow after Jesus. A disciple must hate “father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life” (Lk 14:26). How can anyone understand these unreasonable demands? The post A free gift of grace appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Today’s statement from Jason Pearlman, the spokesperson for the Israeli president, said Mr. Herzog is coming “for a one day visit to the Vatican at the invitation of the Pope.” The post Israeli president Herzog to visit Pope Leo at Vatican appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke| America Magazine
“He made clear that he wants everyone to feel welcome,” Father James Martin, S.J., said after his private audience with Pope Leo. The post Pope Leo meets with Father James Martin, seen as a sign of support for ministry with L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Speaking in English, Pope Leo XIV asked people “to plead with God to stop the pandemic of arms, large and small, which infects our world” as he prayed for “the victims of the tragic shooting during a school Mass” in Minnesota last week.| America Magazine
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz The post Hope is the word for today appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
As a poet, I often use the examen to remind myself to be fully present to what I’m experiencing, and to let those moments ferment and mature. The post How St. Ignatius’ Examen has shaped my poetry appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Julian Navarro The post Care for someone more deeply today appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
As with a leaky roof, it is better to pay for repair work sooner, reducing debt, rather than letting the roof collapse and ending up with much higher costs. The post In Trump’s America, the federal debt forecast is looking dire appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
"So much of who I am I owe to the spirit and the teachings of St. Augustine," Pope Leo XIV told his Augustinian confreres and their benefactors who were celebrating the saint's feast day in Philadelphia. The post Pope Leo talks about what St. Augustine has given him in new video message appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
In the midst of the loss—of life, of innocence and likely of a church, if not a school—some are looking to Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, for leadership in response to the overwhelmingly American problem of school shootings. The post After the Catholic school shooting, will Pope Leo weigh in on America’s divisive gun debate? appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The parents of both children confirmed as victims of the Aug. 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church issued their first statements in the aftermath, mourning the loss of their children. The post Fletcher loved his family, Harper was a ‘joyful’ big sister: Annunciation shooting victims mourned appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
If you head to Washington seeking evidence of the city’s military takeover, you are very likely to come away disappointed. The post The Trump administration’s friendly neighborhood military takeover of Washington appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
‘The Bear’ depicts how institutions, despite their sundry flaws, can foster revolutions in moral feeling and valuing. The post ‘The Bear’ and the importance of imperfect institutions appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
“The Pitt” often feels like it’s aiming to be the medical show to end all medical shows. The post I’ve never loved medical shows. ‘The Pitt’ is different. appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
My heart breaks because the children who have died from gun violence—at Annunciation and throughout the nation—are ours, all of us belonging to one another. The post Why the Minneapolis school shooting hits home for Catholic school parents appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
August 31, 2025, the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Gospel compares two guests discerning their seat arrangement at a wedding banquet. Choose wisely. The post The Kingdom’s Value System Revisited appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist, by John Consolie The post John the Baptist and radical hope appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Augustine, by Jackson Goodman The post My new appreciation for Augustinian spirituality appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
I can't will myself into a spiritual experience, into a sense of solidarity or meaning or nobility or deep and somber union with God and man. I can will myself into doing regular daily things and recording them and seeing what comes of it all. The post Fasting for peace in Gaza: What Pope Leo’s call really means appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Homily for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein The post From French aristocrat to Catholic hermit: St. Charles de Foucauld shows humility is the way to God appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Maybe if Catholics were to think of ourselves and conduct ourselves as God’s workers and drones, as holy bees within God’s holy hive, the world would benefit. The post Catholics: Act like God’s (worker) bees appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The pope called for “humanitarian law to be fully respected—especially the obligation to protect civilians and the prohibitions against collective punishment, the indiscriminate use of force, and the forced displacement of populations.” The post Pope Leo warns against the ‘forced displacement of populations’ in Gaza appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A deadly mass shooting took place the morning of Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day during an all-school Mass at the adjacent Annunciation Catholic Church. The post Pope Leo sends prayers after 2 children killed, 17 injured, in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Monica, by Michael J. O'Loughlin The post Mothering in the Gospels appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The key to the mystery of Bernard Lonergan’s appeal may be that he has helped so many move toward a greater understanding of themselves, the universe and God. The post Bernard Lonergan: The (second) English-speaking Doctor of the Church? appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Some 50 people of faith, including the three Catholic bishops of San Diego, have signed up to stand with our immigrant brothers and sisters. The post Why San Diego’s Catholic leaders are standing with migrants in court—against impossible odds appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The priests and nuns who are caring for those living in the Orthodox and Catholic compounds in Gaza City will remain despite Israel’s orders to evacuate, the Greek Orthodox and Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem said in a statement issued today, Tuesday, Aug. 26. The post Priests and nuns in Gaza City defy Israel’s evacuation orders and vow to stay: ‘We have nowhere else to go.’ appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Father Rolheiser’s approach helps us see celibacy not simply as an ascetic practice for the sake of denying ourselves but as intentional solidarity with the loneliest people in the world. The post Ronald Rolheiser on the spirituality of ‘sticking with it’ and priestly celibacy appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The Vatican announced the theme of Pope Leo’s 2026 World Peace Day message will be: “Peace be with you all: Towards an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace.” The post Pope Leo’s first World Peace Day message draws from his first public greeting appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Alessandra Rose The post Reckoning with my shortcomings appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Caritas Internationalis, one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the world, has denounced “the siege of Gaza” by Israel, which, the group said, “has become a machinery of annihilation, sustained by impunity and the silence, or complicity, of powerful nations.” The post World’s largest Catholic aid group calls for end of ‘man-made famine and assault’ in Gaza appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
When Bruce Springsteen wrote ‘Born to Run,’ he was only in his 20s, and at a major crossroads in his life. The post Fifty years later, Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’ still speaks to young people appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
“Deporting him to Uganda far away from his family reveals the cruelty embedded in this administration’s immigration policies,” J. Kevin Appleby, senior fellow for policy at the Center for Migration Studies in New York. The post Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after surrendering to ICE appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
“It’s a devotion that I created to help parents -- and to encourage parents -- in their prayer for their children to return to the practice of the faith,” Father Buhman said ahead of St. Monica’s feast day on Aug. 27. The post Priest’s St. Monica Project helps accompany parents whose children have left the faith appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The first jazz funeral I saw was in November of 1973. I had never seen such a beautiful event. The post The funeral spirituality of New Orleans appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
this is/ what it is/ to be paperless— The post Paperless appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
“I speak to your young, enthusiastic and generous consciences,” the pope said, “and I will tell you something you must hear, even if it may trouble you a bit: the lack of priests in France, and in the world, is a great misfortune!” The post Pope Leo encouraged vocations to the priesthood in meeting with French altar servers appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Pope Leo XIV marked the 34th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence day—Aug. 24—by sending a message to the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and by telling pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square that he joined Ukrainians in asking the Lord “to grant peace to their martyred country.” Ukraine gained its independence from the former Soviet Union on Aug. […] The post Pope Leo sends letter to Zelensky and prays for peace on Ukraine’s independence day appeared first on America Maga...| America Magazine
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J. The post Marketing with Christian humility—or trying to appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference called for a special collection to bolster the Catholic Church’s response to a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war continues to grind on. The post US bishops’ president calls for special collection for Catholic aid groups in Gaza appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
For years, Burning Man felt like my spiritual homeland. But then something shifted. The illusion of unbridled freedom began to crack. A question broke through: Is this all there is? The post From Spectacle to Sacrament: How Burning Man led me into the Catholic Church appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Just about no one in Ireland would say that Irish citizens living in the U.S. are being treated as badly as immigrant residents from Latin America or Africa. But consternation is on the rise about escalating deportations. The post Migration and Irish identity—in the era of Trump deportations appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The beloved Delacorte Theatre in Central Park has reopened as a sleeker, more comfy, more accessible version of itself. You could apply each of those adjectives to the show onstage as well. The post ‘Twelfth Night’ in Central Park is Shakespeare as we like it appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
’Trouble the Water’ follows a married couple from the Lower Ninth Ward as they try to piece their lives back together following the storm. The post 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, documentary ‘Trouble the Water’ inspires righteous rage—and hope appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
An active shooter at Villanova University reported late afternoon Aug. 21 was a “cruel hoax,” a university official said less than two hours after the initial scare that led to a campus lockdown. The post ‘Cruel Hoax’ active shooter alert disrupts Villanova’s Opening Mass appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Kerry Weber The post Love your (literal) neighbor appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
August 24, 2025, the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus’ response to the question—“Lord, will only a few people be saved?”—remains puzzling. The post How many paths are there to salvation? appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Refusing to acknowledge the shameful parts of United States history prevents real progress and flourishing. The post Trump wants to erase history in parks and museums. Catholics should insist on the truth. appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Father Biosca estimated that Mass attendance the past two weekends has fallen about 20%, from a typical level of 2,500 people to fewer than 2,000. The post Mass attendance drops, fear rises in immigrant churches as Trump takes over DC appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
By getting out of Rome for vacation at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo sets a good example, especially for us Americans. The post Be like Pope Leo: Take all your vacation days—without guilt appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The Mediterranean nation of around 6 million, including more than 1 million Syrian and Palestinian refugees, has the largest percentage of Christians in the Middle East and is the only Arab country with a Christian head of state. The post Pope Leo’s first international trip could be to Lebanon, cardinal says appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A federal judge on Aug. 20 partially blocked Texas from enforcing a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, finding the law violated the First Amendment. The post Federal judge blocks Texas 10 Commandments law from being enforced in some school districts appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Pius X, Pope, by Colleen Dulle The post Showing up when God’s invitation comes appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Eddie used to refer to me as the “famous Father Reese” because I was often quoted in the media, but in San Jose, Phoenix and San Francisco he was known to thousands of people as a giant in Jesuit education and a friend. The post RIP Edward A. Reese, S.J.: My brother, a fellow Jesuit and a champion of poor and minority students appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Homily for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein The post We all make bad choices. But we can always find our way back to God. appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
As a rabbi and as the son of a Christian mother, I value interreligious encounters that respect each heritage’s integrity while forging new paths forward. The post A rabbi’s take on Leo XIV’s opportune moment to deepen Jewish-Catholic relations appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The desire to enter heaven is part of the universal human longing for union with God. As is of course, the equally human desire to avoid the fires of hell, which, by the way, I also believe in. The post President Trump says he wants to enter heaven. As a Catholic priest, I take that seriously. appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The pope issued his appeal at the end of his public audience in the Vatican on Wednesday, as efforts are underway to bring a ceasefire in Gaza and broker a peace accord between Ukraine and Russia. The post Pope Leo sets Friday as day of prayer and fasting for peace in Ukraine and the Holy Land appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
“I ask all the faithful to spend Aug. 22 in fasting and prayer, asking the Lord to grant us peace and justice and to dry the tears of those who suffer because of the armed conflicts underway.” The post Pope Leo calls on faithful to pray and fast for peace in Holy Land and Ukraine this Friday appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
An important figure in interfaith dialogue in the church and the holder of the Laurence J. McGinley Chair in Religion and Society at Fordham for a number of years, Pat nevertheless always identified himself first as a missionary rather than a scholar. The post The Jesuit from Queens who fell in love with Africa: RIP Patrick Ryan, S.J. appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Just over 100 days after the election of Pope Leo, it remains difficult to determine his governing priorities. Yet some early impressions of his personal style are beginning to emerge, along with a few central themes that are likely to shape his pontificate and its approach to evangelization. The post How will Pope Leo lead the church? Clues from his first 100 days appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Jesuit Father Kevin Gillespie, Holy Trinity’s pastor, said a key concern expressed by attendees was how people had been affected by the mass firings and layoffs of federal government workers, which have led to tens of thousands of people in the Washington area and across the country losing their jobs. The post DC parish starts support group for workers affected by Trump’s mass federal layoffs appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church, by Tim Reidy The post What is an invisible ledger? appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Julia Oseka was the youngest woman delegate at the Synod on Synodality in Rome—and held her own in conversations with patriarchs, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, lay men and women theologians. The post Father James Martin on what he learned from the youngest woman at the Synod appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Zac Davis The post Making room for a baby, in my heart and my home appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14 and some of his closest friends in the Chicago-area will mark the day with him in mind, quietly. The post Pope Leo’s brother and friends will mark his 70th birthday with prayer—and pizza appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Ireland's long tradition of military neutrality is being tested by Russia and by the Trump administration's shaky support for NATO. The post Can Ireland keep its tradition of military neutrality in the era of Trump and Putin? appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Efforts to serve, defend and build up the Catholic community in the Amazon region must be centered on the proclamation of the Gospel, Pope Leo XIV said. The post Pope Leo to Amazon bishops: Proclaim the Gospel, fight injustice, defend nature appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
What the raising of Lazarus can offer religious orders as vocations drop, sisters age and ministries end The post Father James Martin: Where is God in the future of women’s religious orders? appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them. The post Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jill Rice The post Jesus the judge appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Hondurans believe the upcoming election offers an opportunity to restore public confidence in democracy and dodge the return of authoritarianism. The post Catholic leaders in Honduras press for peace ahead of November’s presidential vote appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
One Jesuit's encounter with a cop, a cat and several fellow Catholics in search of a connection to the first American pontiff. The post A pilgrimage to Pope Leo’s childhood home appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
“Brothers and sisters, when in this life we “choose life,” we are right to see in Mary, assumed into heaven, our own destiny.” The post Full text: Pope Leo’s homily for the feast of the Assumption appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
A Reflection for Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Grace Copps The post Trusting God is easier said than done appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Can Pope Leo visit Gaza? Calls for him to do so have mounted in recent weeks, most notably with an Aug. 12 Instagram post from Madonna. But it’s not that easy. The post Could Pope Leo go to Gaza? Probably not. appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Alone among its international peers, the United States has no national mandate for paid maternity or paternity leave. The post Vatican workers now get 5 days of paid paternity leave. That’s 5 more than U.S. dads. appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
When I encounter the Good News as read by Johnny Cash, I encounter it as a living proclamation—not as a dead letter. The post Listening to the Gospels—in the voice of Johnny Cash appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
The craftsmanship is extraordinary—woodwork, stonework, metalwork and glasswork. Even with a trained eye, it is almost impossible to distinguish the parts that were replaced from those that survived the fire. The post A Jesuit architect visits the new Notre-Dame appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
John and Paul were friends, yes—competitors, too. John may have even been attracted to Paul. But their connection was more profound than any single word can describe. And as proof, we have their songs. The post John Lennon and Paul McCartney: Friends, competitors, soulmates appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
August 17, 2025, the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: There remains a glimpse of hope, according to this Sunday’s psalm, for those who wait in the Lord. But the readings also provide a meditation on lament before the realization of renewal or resurrection. The post Learning to fall as spiritual discipline appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
It depends what century it is. The post How often should a Catholic receive Communion? appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
and I wonder out loud,¿Qué es esto?Since when did bilingualism become a crime?My bones tremble in Spanish, qué miedoand I stuffmy double r’s and my ñ’s in betweenmy cheeks.I hold them hostage.I’d rather them be detained than I. Pero I think of my daughterand I put my immigrant fears aside.I spit out my chewed-up Spanish […] The post “Americans detained when overheard speaking Spanish” appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
In blue-lit rooms we bow our heads,Not to pray, but to scroll through feedsOf endless information streams—Where once were rosaries, now screensMark time in electronic beads. Each notification’s gentle pingEchoes like a distant chapel bell,While algorithms track our pathsLike ancient monks who kept their mathIn books where sacred stories dwell. Our fingers trace these glass-faced […] The post Digital Vespers appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Richard J. Clifford, S.J., argued that posting the commandments in public school classrooms would also violate the teachings of the Second Vatican Council. The post The Ten Commandments in classrooms: Our readers reflect appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
