Those of us who have championed the vernacular cause over the years were never so naive (and we said so in print) as to believe that translation would put an end to all problems. In fact, it creates new ones.

If Catholics wanted to be tolerated in the early years of the Maryland Colony, they had to prove their loyalty—first to the Stuarts, then to Parliament, then the House of Hanover and then the fledgling American republic.

America mourns the loss of Drew Christiansen, S.J., a noted scholar and former editor in chief of the magazine.

America's spring 2022 literary issue has a little bit of something for everyone—including the historian in each of us.

Kenneth Woodward interviews the Rev. Joseph Komonchak, the renowned scholar of the Second Vatican Council, on the council's impact yesterday and today.

Writing in honor of Dante and in conversation with him, Angela O'Donnell recognizes the enormous impact his imagination had on our worldview.