Michael J. O’Loughlin is the author of “Hidden Mercy: Catholics, AIDS, and Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear,” which is based on the America podcast series, “Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church.” The “Plague” series was honored with awards from the Catholic Press Association, the Religion News Association and the National LGBT Journalists Association.

Mike is also the national correspondent and an associate editor at America.

O’Loughlin writes and speaks regularly about religion and politics, Catholic young adults and the role of religion in the public square. He is also the author of The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters.

A former staff writer for The Boston Globe and its Catholic site Crux, his work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy and the Advocate. He has been interviewed by a number of media outlets, including NPR, The BBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News, and MSNBC. He frequently gives talks on a range of Catholic issues.

He lives in Chicago.