Editor’s Note: The following is a conversation between Ross Douthat, a columnist for The New York Times, and author of Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, and James Martin, S.J., editor at large of America and author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage. Their wide-ranging conversation, o

A guest post from Fr Thomas Rosica CSB nbsp the English language assistant to the Holy See Press Office at the Vatican and served as English-language spokesperson at the recent Synod of Bishops in Rome nbsp Thanks to all of you who took such interest in the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops and pr

What does the final report of the Synod on the Family mean for the church Essentially the ldquo relatio rdquo or report published today at the close of the Synod will serve as a starting point for future discussion nbsp It was also presented with great transparency including even sections

Today the Synod of Bishops issued a document that represents a stunning change in the way that the Catholic church speaks about the LBGT community The Synod said that gay people have quot gifts and talents to offer the Christian community quot This is something that even a few years ago would ha

Addressing the Catholic Finance Association in New York City October 7 2014 nbsp I am happy to come to this conversation not only as a Jesuit priest but also as a proud graduate of the Wharton School of Business To establish some bona fides I was a finance major at Wharton took a job in the

Let us remember our history: the Society “was given the grace not only to believe in the Lord, but also to suffer for His sake”. We do well to remember this.

Seeing Rome, our faith and a disembodied arm through eyes of two young nephews.

Bishop Blase Cupich the newly appointed archbishop of Chicago is a longtime contributor to America nbsp Readers of the magazine and our website will know him for his many pastoral thoughtful and forthright articles that have appeared over the years nbsp Here a few from recent years with some

In their dignity and in their hard work, the poor can often be our models.

The Jesuit Curia has approved our sharing this news released today nbsp The Superior General of the Society of Jesus nbsp Father Adolfo Nicolas SJ will submit his resignation nbsp with the approval of Pope Francis to the Jesuits nbsp in late 2016 because of his advanced age 78 nbsp Fr Ni