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Matt Malone, S.J., editor in chief of America, shares his hopes for a Joe Biden presidency.
Father Malone interviewed Vice President Biden in 2015. You can watch the full interview here.
Was Pope Francis mistranslated? Censored? A number of questions have arisen since news broke about Pope Francis' comments supporting civil union protections for same-sex couples. The hosts of America Media's "Inside the Vatican" podcast, Colleen Dulle and Gerard O'Connell, break down what you need to know.
Pope Francis' new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, came out today. It’s a diagnosis of our social ills, which have been complicated by the covid-19 pandemic. Francis has said for months that we can’t go back to the way the world was before the pandemic: This is our chance to build a new society based on loving our neighbor. In Fratelli Tutti, he lays out that vision.
In this video, Colleen Dulle, host of "Inside the Vatican," gives her top five takeaways from the new document.
How can Catholics decide who vote for in the 2020 election? John Carr, former USCCB staff member, joins America's Michael O’Loughlin to discuss why he has decided to vote for Vice President Joe Biden.
Churches are beginning to reopen. Should you go back to Mass? Four of America's editors who recently attended Mass at their local parishes discuss the discernment process and safety measures around this question facing Catholics during the Covid-19 pandemic. They also reflect on how the pandemic has impacted our understanding of the parish as a community.
Father Bryan Massingale, author of “Racial Justice and the Catholic Church” and Professor of Theology at Fordham University, joins America's Michael O'Loughlin for a conversation on racism, white privilege and what the church can do to address these issues moving forward.
You can read Fr. Massingale's article, “The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it,” at this link.
Father Chris Walsh ministers in an African American parish where he has learned the importance of dialogue and action for racial solidarity. In this episode of Sunday to Sunday we explore how Chris Walsh witnesses to the gospel in his Philadelphia parish, Saint Raymond’s where “God is Glorified & His people are sanctified!”
For more information about Father Chris Walsh, go to: https://saintraymond.net
Father Bob Stagg is the pastor of The Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, N.J., located in Northern Bergen County, with over 4,700 families and 100 ministries. Community service and volunteerism are hallmarks -- as diverse as growing a parish garden for soup kitchens in Newark and New York City, to the funding of a fully-staffed health clinic in Haiti. Father Bob is the best example of how preaching inspires and helps forward a cooperative model of pastoral leadership.
Father Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez is the pastor of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Jamaica, Queens. Born in the Dominican Republic, Father Manuel is a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. In this episode of Sunday to Sunday, we witness Father Manuel’s apostolic zeal that marks his every move. In preaching, he says: “It’s all about Jesus. It’s about his values, and the more we witness to that, the better.”