The upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Word of God includes in its working document, the instrumentum laboris (IL), a phrase that will present a powerful challenge to the bishops and theologians ...

The formal topic of the meeting is "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church." In this issue, America has asked six well-known church leaders and scholars to write about aspects of ...

The Word brings together America's cherished Scripture resources, now easily accessible from your mobile device. Here’s what you can look forward to: Daily Reflections: Start or end your day ...

Through the support of Lilly Endowment’s Compelling Preaching Initiative, we are proud to be launching America’s app for The Word, which presents our Scripture content in one place for ...

Every workday morning at 10 a.m., the whole staff of America Media comes together for a meeting called the “morning huddle” where a prayer, written by James Martin S.J., is read aloud.

America Magazine editors, circa 1950. (America archives) In the early morning of a late winter day in 1909, about a dozen people gathered at 32 Washington Square in New York City.

President-Elect Barack Obama keynoted the opening general session at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 23–29, 2005, while a U.S. senator from Illinois. This article, published in the August ...

July 16, 2023, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: When the Bible evokes resilience, it is tied to the virtue of long-suffering and the ability to remain faithful to a covenant with God over a long ...

Starting with the June 2025 issue, which features a single, staggering 20,000-word essay by journalist Adam Kirsch entitled “The Z Word,” readers in the United States and Canada will be ...

Why America magazine still publishes poetry. Joe Hoover, S.J. April 18, 2023 (iStock) There is no poem like a gravestone, that tersely worded, lapidary tercet, the name, the numbers, and the R.I.P.

January 26, 2025, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: The third Sunday in Ordinary Time is set aside by the church as Word of God Sunday. The day is meant to highlight the role and blessing of ...

Victor is also the present columnist for ‘The Word,’ America magazine’s weekly feature on the Sunday Scriptures. He continues a legacy previously upheld by Barbara.