America Voices
Writers reflecting on faith, politics, and culture
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media. More by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Colleen Dulle
Colleen Dulle is the Vatican Correspondent at America and co-hosts the “Inside the Vatican” podcast. She is the author of Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter (Image, 2025). More by Colleen Dulle
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985. More by Gerard O’Connell
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press). More by Kevin Clarke
James T. Keane
James T. Keane is a Senior Editor at America. More by James T. Keane
Terrance Klein
The Rev. Terrance W. Klein is a priest of the Diocese of Dodge City and author of Vanity Faith.
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Victor Cancino, S.J.
Victor M. Cancino, S.J., lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and is the pastor of St. Ignatius Mission. He received his licentiate in sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.
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Molly Cahill
Molly Cahill is an associate editor at America. She was a 2020-2021 O’Hare Fellow. More by Molly Cahill
Ashley McKinless
Ashley McKinless is an executive editor at America and co-host of the ‘Jesuitical’ podcast. More by Ashley McKinless
John Dougherty
John Dougherty is the director of mission and ministry at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Sebastian Gomes
Sebastian Gomes is America‘s executive editor of audio and video.
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Valerie Schultz
Valerie Schultz is a freelance writer, a columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and the author of Till the Moon Be No More: The Grit and Grace of Growing Older. She lives on the Oregon Coast.
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Simcha Fisher
Simcha Fisher is a speaker, freelance writer, regular contributor to The Catholic Weekly and author of The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and 10 children. More by Simcha Fisher
THE LATEST FROM OUR VOICES
A former Irish president’s provocative argument: Is infant baptism a threat to human rights?
McAleese desribes baptism as a kind of recruitment tool that ignores how children, as they mature, should be able to freely decide their own religious identity, noting that canon law acknowledges no right to exit Catholicism.
Pope Leo gives stark warning on AI: We must ‘safeguard ourselves.’
The challenge from A.I., the pope said, “is not technological, but anthropological. Safeguarding faces and voices ultimately means safeguarding ourselves.”
The faith we pass down
A Reflection for the Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, Bishops, by Molly Cahill
Catholic leaders call for peace, prayer after second person killed in Minneapolis by federal agents
“Following Saturday’s tragic shooting in Minneapolis, I ask all people of good will to join me today in prayer for Alex Jeffrey Pretti, for his parents, and for his loved ones,” said Archbishop Bernard Hebda.
When others don’t understand us, God does
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by John Consolie
Channeling righteousness in the face of dragons
A Reflection for Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, by Jackson Goodman
John Carr reflects on 50 years of advancing Catholic social teaching
“Over a lifetime, John Carr has given flesh and blood to the Sermon on the Mount,” Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said.
Three things that made John Allen a ‘must read’
Remembering John L. Allen Jr., the legendary Vatican reporter who died this week at age 61 after a long battle with cancer
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