We will surely benefit if all our prominent national and local leaders—Catholic bishops and priests among them—are crystal clear about the safety of the vaccines.

I have never been a big fan of needles and injections; but even if I winced, I was happy to be among the first to submit my arm for an injection of the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski got the Covid-19 vaccine to set an example that the vaccination effort is a public good and a morally acceptable way for Catholics to help combat Covid-19.

Arthur Laffin, a longtime peace activist and practitioner of Gospel nonviolence, addresses the threat of nuclear war—and what should be done about it.

The year 2020 was dominated by three huge topics: the Covid-19 pandemic, the presidential election and the mass movement against racism. What else got the attention of America readers?

The Trump administration's execution spree in the second half of the year was without precedent and widely condemned.