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Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
FaithIn All Things
Though he turned 80 a couple of weeks ago, Pope Francis did not slow down in 2016.
FaithSigns Of the Times
As the head of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia, the archbishop was a delegate to the meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2015.
FaithIn All Things
Stopping gun violence, supporting a minimum wage hike, Pope Francis and Donald Trump square off at the border and much more!
FaithDispatches
Father Louis J. Cameli writes that the church’s instructions on candidates for the priesthood do not explicitly prohibit gay men.
FaithIn All Things
The pope is turning 80 this Saturday.
FaithDispatches
The pope is "bringing out into the very public setting of the papacy what any pastor does in his parish or diocese."
FaithDispatches
A new statement is seemingly at odds with Pope Francis’ famous “Who am I to judge?” response when asked about gay priests in 2013.
In All Things
Father Robert worked in prison ministry, which is how he became acquainted with his killer.
Politics & SocietySigns Of the Times
Given that just days before the bishops met, the United States wrapped up a bizarre election season, there were some sparks in Baltimore about what to expect under President-elect Donald J. Trump.
FaithSigns Of the Times
"The problem that we have today, not only in society but also in the church, is that we've become too polarized," Cardinal Kevin Farrell, an Irish-born prelate who was bishop of Dallas before taking over a Vatican department on family life earlier this year, told America.