# short take (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover short take. Page: Feed: --- ## [Marko Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before Pope Leo’s visit and remain masked indefinitely, bishop says](https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/08/21/marko-rupnik-mosaics-covered-lourdes-pope-leo/) _2026-08-21 · Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service · America Magazine_ A former Jesuit, Father Marko Rupnik, 71, is accused of abusing more than two dozen women over several decades. The post Marko Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before Pope Leo’s visit and remain masked indefinitely, bishop says appeared first on America Magazine . ## [Why I protest against ICE—even when it feels hopeless](https://www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus/2026/08/21/protest-ice-haitians-tps-catholic/) _2026-08-21 · John F. Feister · America Magazine_ The lying, the secrecy, the racist comments about Haitians from political leaders have motivated people to protest this morning. But what good will we do? The post Why I protest against ICE—even when it feels hopeless appeared first on America Magazine . ## [‘The Gilded Age’: a deeply American story from the creator of ‘Downton Abbey’](https://www.americamagazine.org/television/2026/08/21/gilded-age-downton-abbey-hbo/) _2026-08-21 · Chloe Hanford · America Magazine_ What makes this show so rich is that it looks at the era through many different perspectives. The post ‘The Gilded Age’: a deeply American story from the creator of ‘Downton Abbey’ appeared first on America Magazine . ## [Two books on Pope Leo paint a picture of a potentially transformative leader](https://www.americamagazine.org/books/2026/08/20/pope-leo-biography-lamb-allen-review/) _2026-08-20 · Natalia Imperatori-Lee · America Magazine_ With experience at every level of church governance and familiarity with how to build and use power, Leo XIV has the potential to be profoundly consequential. The post Two books on Pope Leo paint a picture of a potentially transformative leader appeared first on America Magazine . ## [Pope Leo: Conversion of heart needed to end wars and heal the Earth](https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/08/20/pope-leo-conversion-of-heart-needed-to-end-wars-and-heal-the-earth/) _2026-08-20 · Junno Arocho Esteves - OSV News · America Magazine_ The social and ecological devastation wrought by war is a moral crisis, Pope Leo XIV wrote in his message for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for Creation. The post Pope Leo: Conversion of heart needed to end wars and heal the Earth appeared first on America Magazine . ## [40-mile Eucharist procession along Louisiana’s Bayou Teche celebrates Catholic faith and Cajun history](https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/08/20/40-mile-eucharist-procession-along-louisianas-bayou-teche-celebrates-catholic-faith-and-cajun-history/) _2026-08-20 · Stuart Wolfe - OSV News · America Magazine_ The single-day, 40-mile procession along the Bayou Teche honored both the 250th anniversary of American Independence and the 261st anniversary of Catholicism in the region. The post 40-mile Eucharist procession along Louisiana’s Bayou Teche celebrates Catholic faith and Cajun history appeared first on America Magazine . ## [A.I., Dostoevsky and the very human fear of freedom](https://www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-reason/2026/08/20/artificial-intelligence-dostoevsky-freedom-theology/) _2026-08-20 · Sarah Elizabeth Hunt · America Magazine_ The danger is not that A.I. will ever “replace” human intelligence but that we will welcome its rule. The post A.I., Dostoevsky and the very human fear of freedom appeared first on America Magazine . ## [Speak honestly with God](https://www.americamagazine.org/scripture-reflections/2026/08/20/speak-honestly-with-god/) _2026-08-20 · Maurice Timothy Reidy · America Magazine_ A Reflection for the Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle, by Maurice Timothy Reidy The post Speak honestly with God appeared first on America Magazine . ## [Why God became human—and not a book](https://www.americamagazine.org/good-word/2026/08/19/scripture-word-of-god-human/) _2026-08-19 · Terrance Klein · America Magazine_ If God is looking for you, he is not going to find you in something less than yourself, in a book you interpret. The post Why God became human—and not a book appeared first on America Magazine . ## [A Jesuit Pilgrimage to Poland and Prague](https://www.americamagazine.org/community/2026/08/19/jesuit-pilgrimage-poland-prague/) _2026-08-19 · America Staff · America Magazine_ Join America Media on a transformative pilgrimage in the footsteps of Sts. Faustina Kowalska, Maximilian Kolbe, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, and Pope John Paul II. The post A Jesuit Pilgrimage to Poland and Prague appeared first on America Magazine . ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f4nqQDisrVCS) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Mary inspires me to do small things with great love](https://www.americamagazine.org/scripture-reflections/2026/08/19/mary-inspires-me-to-do-small-things-with-great-love/) _2026-08-19 · Heather Trotta · America Magazine_ A Reflection for the Memorial of The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Heather Trotta The post Mary inspires me to do small things with great love appeared first on America Magazine . ## [What Christians lose when we stop reading](https://www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2026/08/19/reading-crisis-atlantic-christian-end-books/) _2026-08-19 · Jessica Hooten Wilson · America Magazine_ What happens to the church when the people of the book no longer choose to read? We ignore this question at our own peril. The post What Christians lose when we stop reading appeared first on America Magazine . ## [Full text: Pope Leo on liturgical music, Vatican II and inculturation](https://www.americamagazine.org/speeches/2026/08/19/pope-leo-sacred-music-liturgy-inculturation/) _2026-08-19 · Pope Leo XIV · America Magazine_ “Music, indeed, is part of the liturgical action and is not merely a decorative part of the celebration,” Pope Leo said at today’s general audience. The post Full text: Pope Leo on liturgical music, Vatican II and inculturation appeared first on America Magazine .