Voices
Jill Rice is the SEO and Analytics Associate at America. She was a 2022-23 O’Hare Fellow.
FaithFaith in Focus
Pope Benedict XVI's life and writings for the church show that one can be a staunch defender of order in the church’s teaching while still respecting God’s infinite love and mercy.
FaithNews Analysis
What Catholics made the most news in 2022, and for what? A year-end list with America's choices.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Monday of the Second Week of Advent, by Jill Rice
Arts & CultureMusic
Will Toledo, the founder and lead singer of the band, often uses his music as an outlet to examine his teenage feelings as a young gay man in northern Virginia.
FaithFaith in Focus
I’ve visited over 100 churches across the globe. Here’s what it’s taught me about my Catholic faith.
There is great comfort in knowing that in each church there were people worshiping the same God, hearing the same Gospel, striving to live out the two greatest commandments.
FaithScripture Reflections
Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, by Jill Rice
Arts & CultureArt
During the Reformation, Catholic vestments were targeted for destruction. At the end of the 16th century, only one of these Henry VII copes was left: the one on display today.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Solemnity of All Saints, by Jill Rice
Politics & SocietyDispatches
‘Having a child shouldn’t mean losing your job’: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act awaits vote in Senate
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has yet to pass in the Senate, even though it has broad support from Democrats, Republicans, the USCCB and even the Chamber of Commerce.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, by Jill Rice