Church Meets World: The America Magaz...
This is where the Catholic Church meets the most interesting and consequential issues of our time. Each episode explores a different topic through immersive stories told by America’s editors. “Church Meets World” is the best of our award-winning magazine content reimagined in podcast form. It’s not only what you read in our pages but how you hear it. Presented by Maggi Van Dorn and Sebastian Gomes.
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What it’s like to be an 11 year old Afghan boy ...
22 min
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Introducing: Hark! The stories behind our favor...
40 min
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Young adults struggle with the church. But they...
34 min
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What Catholics still don’t understand about the...
36 min
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'The Memory of God': How residents of one NYC ...
31 min
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How I learned to grieve
43 min
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Descendants & the Jesuits: Beginning a path tow...
32 min
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Should colleges pay their athletes?
40 min
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'Year of the Rat'
45 min
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Entrapment: The data scientists fighting to end...
Human trafficking remains a vast yet largely hidden criminal industry. These researchers are using data to expose it.
27 min
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The inevitable result of Donald Trump’s presidency
44 min
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Burned out: The case for more free time
Many people have a “demonic work ethic.” It turns out free time is morally necessary in the Christian life.
40 min
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Joe Biden's Catholic Faith
Joe Biden talks about his Catholic faith, Pope Francis and politics
41 min
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Living the issues with the 'Voting Catholic' po...
Just ahead of the election we're sharing the Voting Catholic podcast. To hear the full series, just search "Voting Catholic" wherever you get your podcasts! Voting Catholic Episode 1: "What Happened to the Catholic Vote?" A survey of the evolution of...
29 min
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‘Mama, I’m through’: The martyrdoms of Emmitt T...
On the anniversary of Emmitt Till’s murder on August 28, 1955, we reflect on the present day killing of George Floyd and the litany of Black Americans who have been crucified by racial injustice. In both, we witness how Floyd’s cry for his mama...
20 min
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A Coronavirus Prayer
Listen, pray along with America
4 min
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Introducing PLAGUE: Untold Stories of AIDS and ...
In "Plague" journalist Michael O'Loughlin investigates stories of the AIDS epidemic and the Catholic Church. Mike is America’s national correspondent and he’s covered Catholicism for more than a decade. Mike is also gay and Catholic—and he’s...
2 min
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The Final Episode
America This Week This is the series finale of "America This Week." Our guest is John W. Miller. We discuss his article We also discuss these articles:
26 min
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Why Evangelical megachurches are embracing (som...
This week's guest is Anna Keating. We discuss her article We also discuss these articles:
24 min
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Catholic colleges are searching for new homes i...
America This Week This week's guest is Jonathan Malesic. We discuss his article We also discuss these articles:
23 min
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How one Catholic stays faithful in the city of ...
This week's guest is Lisa Hendey. We discuss her article We also discuss these stories:
26 min
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An inside look at Pope Francis’ election
America This Week This week's guest is Gerard O’Connell, America’s Vatican correspondent. We discuss his new book, The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Account of the Conclave That Changed History, an excerpt of which America . We...
28 min
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Can better corporate organization humanize the ...
America This Week This week's guest is Thomas More Garrett. We discuss his article We also discuss these articles:
24 min
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How can activists win more than a viral moment?
America This Week This week's guest is Nathan Schneider. We discuss his article We also discuss these stories:
24 min
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The Sports Episode
This week's guest is Michael J. O'Loughlin, America’s national correspondent. We discuss his article “.” We also discuss these articles:
26 min