Chicago has James T. Farrell’s Studs Lonigan. New Orleans has John Kennedy Toole’s Ignatius J. Reilly. Boston has Edwin O’Connor’s 'Last Hurrah.' And William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle series has “ironweeds” like Billy and Francis Phelan. What, then, is the greatest book ever written about the New York City Irish?

Some of Jimmy Breslin’s best work has now been collected and edited by one of Breslin’s true heirs, The New York Times correspondent Dan Barry.

Mary Beth Keane has staked her claim as a creator of subtle but poignant storytelling.

Fewer young people are choosing full-time service after college. How will volunteer organizations adapt?

Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor in chief of America, and Traug Keller, America Media’s president, announced today the selection of three graduating seniors to serve as the 2024-25 Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellows.

What could be possible if the gifts of diaconal women were empowered through ordination?

The words ‘abortion’ or ‘Trump’ weren’t mentioned—but both loomed large.

My sense of dread over the film “Cabrini”? It was replaced by respect, even joy.

Jean Denis Saint-Félix, S.J.: “Nobody wants to stay in this hell. People are seeking ways to enter, no matter how, the United States,” even “knowing the danger and risks they go through.”

Wilfrid Sheed's books are a delight to read, but his reviews and essays are his true masterpieces.