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The space program didn’t just give us Spock and Velcro and Tang. Landing on the moon also gave a jolt to our theological imaginations. americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2…

Why the moon turns our thoughts to God americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2…

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J. americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/…

But perhaps the most compelling part of our conversation was his description of an extended period during which he felt a sense of “desolation,” or darkness in his prayer life, before eventually experiencing a profound reawakening. americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/…

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Christ is not absent from Gaza. He is crucified in the wounded. americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

What is spiritual desolation—and how does God get us out of it? americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/…

A requiem for Stephen Colbert, the most subversive Catholic voice in late-night TV americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2…

Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami and some 25 Knights of Columbus saddled up their motorcycles to pray a rosary at the entrance of Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial migrant detention center recently opened in the Florida Everglades. americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

Archbishop Wenski leads ‘Knights on Bikes’ to pray rosary at Alligator Alcatraz americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, by Jill Rice americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/…

One staff member told the deacon, who had been attempting to assess conditions at the camp, “If you think it’s bad now, wait til the afternoon.” americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

What do popes do for fun? americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2…

‘Our people are living in fear’: U.S. bishops stand up for migrants amid Trump crackdown americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

Pope Leo just extended his vacation. What do popes do to relax? americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2…

Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin. americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/…

Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit and a call to Buzz Aldrin americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/…