For all its institutional messiness, it’s impossible to ignore the World Cup. Here are 10 reasons for “America” readers to watch.
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Celebrating faith and FIFA: Italian-American community welcomes soccer legends
An Italian language Mass served as the kickoff to a day-long event that also included a Q&A and a FIFA Legends Match featuring eight retired Italian soccer stars.
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Oligarchs can’t ruin the World Cup
The beautiful game has never belonged to the authoritarians who host it. It’s always been ours, and it’s up to us to keep it that way.
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What makes Stephen Colbert one of today’s best Catholic evangelists
As “The Late Show” comes to an end, Father James Martin writes that Stephen Colbert’s smarts, humor and experience of suffering make him one of the most effective public Catholics out there.
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The Sagrada Familia makes room for us all
The Sagrada Familia, to be sure, is not a humble building. But it is not an inhuman building, either. It is a space where one can feel loved.
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Star Wars Day is a chance to practice curiosity
What if, instead of hunkering down in our own stories, we got curious about other people’s lives?
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The Catholic marathoner who just made history: Sabastian Sawe’s humble faith
Sabastian Sawe is the first person to finish an official marathon in less than two hours. He is also a Catholic.
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Acts of service on display: The Catholic Charities People of Hope Museum shows neighbors helping neighbors
The Catholic Charities People of Hope Museum made its debut on March 26 in New York City, kicking off a three-year travel schedule that will take the museum to locations all across the United States. The project, funded by a grant from the Lilly Foundation, aims to engage in “immersive storytelling” that shares stories of “neighbors helping neighbors.”
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March Madness: Your definitive guide to the 2026 Catholic teams
America’s eminent sports editors bring you the definitive Catholic preview for 2026’s Big Dance.
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Dylan Thomas was a difficult person. But ‘Fern Hill’ is a perfect poem.
To understand this poem, you don’t need biography. Your own personal understanding of the loss of innocence and the pain of mortality serve just as well.