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Read: Pope Leo's message to the United States on its 250th anniversary
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (1301+ words) America Media interprets the church for the world and the world for the church. We are a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. The Ignatian traditions of "finding God in all things" and…...
Diversity doesn't diminish us': A visit to Lady Liberty as the Supreme Courts rules on birthright citizenship
22+ hour, 37+ min ago (840+ words) A visit to the Statue of Liberty the day after the Supreme Court narrowly ruled to preserve birthright citizenship in the United States proved a simultaneously inspiring and disquieting experience. Swirling around me were visitors from around the world and…...
Analysis: SSPX excommunications show what Pope Leo means by church "unity
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (374+ words) The Vatican today took its strongest action in history against the Society of St. Pius X, declaring its bishops and priests excommunicated and in schism, and saying that any lay person who "adheres" to the schismatic group will also be…...
A pilgrimage to the Statue of Liberty honors immigrants past and present
22+ hour, 47+ min ago (643+ words) The Paulist Fathers organized the pilgrimage on July 1, dubbed the "America 250 Pilgrimage in Support of Immigrants." Beginning with a bilingual Mass at Our Lady of Victory Parish near Wall St. , the pilgrims made their way on foot towards Battery Park…...
Is the World Cup distracting Mexico from news of crimes and disappearance?
22+ hour, 56+ min ago (1136+ words) I have to disguise myself as a duck, so the president looks at us," read one sign held up by a demonstrator in a duck costume at a protest led by madres buscadoras, the mothers who search."...
Vatican provides SSPX priests, lay faithful with procedure to return to Catholic communion after schism
1+ day ago (598+ words) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has established a procedure for both priests and lay faithful connected to the Society of St. Pius X to return to Catholic communion, following the society's schismatic act…...
The House of Spirits: a sumptuous miniseries based on a classic Chilean novel
23+ hour, 48+ min ago (916+ words) America Media interprets the church for the world and the world for the church. We are a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. The Ignatian traditions of "finding God in all things" and…...
Making forgiveness look easy
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (14+ words) A Reflection for Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill...
What Pope Leo heard about the death penalty in the U. S. from a leading abolition activist
23+ hour, 59+ min ago (838+ words) When I met Pope Leo I shared with him a drawing of Christ and Calvary that was sketched by a man who is one of the 114 who are sitting on death row right now in Ohio," Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, the…...
America 250: The Catholic Church and the Founding of the United States
1+ day, 23+ min ago (145+ words) As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding on July 4, 1776, America magazine is looking back at the storied history of the church in this country and asking how Catholics today can continue to contribute to the good of…...