Bishop Michael Martin’s ambitious plan for Charlotte
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Bishop Michael Martin, O.F.M. Conv., of the Diocese of Charlotte. Bishop Martin sparked headlines in 2025 when a document leaked with plans to restrict the Latin Mass and other liturgical practices in his diocese.
Sign up for America Today
Your daily guide to the most important stories from the church and the world— delivered to your inbox every day. See more newsletters.
Magazine
Past issues
Read Deeply. Reflect Faithfully.
Enjoy unlimited access to every article in America across print and digital
Podcasts
See all
Donation
America is more than a magazine. It’s a Catholic community built on faith, thought and dialogue. Help us carry it forward.

Most Popular
Videos
See all
Podcast Trailer | Hark! The Stories Behind Our Favorite Christmas Carols
Sign up for America Today
Your daily guide to the most important stories from the Church and around the world – delivered to your inbox each morning. See more newsletters
Cover Story
How the Sisters of Mercy are fighting homelessness from coast to coast
“I feel like I meet Jesus in those people that I meet on the street every day,” said Luz Eugenia Alvarez, R.S.M.
Podcasts
See all
Events and Webinars
See all
VIDEO | Pope Leo’s first month: Your questions answered
On June 9, America Media’s team of experts hosted an exclusive, subscriber-only event to answer your specific questions about Pope Leo XIV, the conclave and this historic time in our church.
CURRENT ISSUE • Vol. 233 / No. 8
March 2026

A Black, gay Catholic priest on living authentically
What makes people believe?
A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Alessandra Rose
Jerusalem patriarchate cancels Palm Sunday procession, postpones chrism Mass amid war
Uncertainty surrounds upcoming Holy Week liturgies — central to the Christian faith and typically drawing large gatherings of pilgrims and local worshippers.








