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January 19, 9:07 pm
Catholic school apologizes after clip emerges of students mocking Native Americans
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January 19, 12:54 pm
Pope Francis puts dialogue with Lefebvrites under the doctrinal congregation
By Gerard O’Connell
January 19, 10:16 am
Is ‘Watership Down’ really for kids?
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A slow motion coup gathers steam in Guatemala
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News and Analysis
What The New York Times gets wrong about the abortion debate
By ​Helen Alvaré
A 50-year farm bill can break our wasteful patterns of production and consumption
By Nathan Beacom
The Catholic Church has a leadership problem. Lay people can help.
By Ashley McKinless
The pro-life movement has always been pro-women. Our priorities should reflect that.
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Pope Francis

Former Vatican ambassador: Pope reminds U.S. that greatness comes from looking beyond our borders

In his annual address to diplomats at the Vatican, Pope Francis condemned isolationism and called on nations to act out of “concern for the whole human family and its needs.”
By Miguel Díaz

Pope Francis reminds us to imitate the Magi, who put Jesus at the center

It is not enough to know that Jesus was born, like Herod, if we do not encounter him.
By Gerard O’Connell
Rabbi Skorka: What my friendship with Pope Francis taught me about interfaith dialogue
In preparation for the gathering in Abu Dhabi, I find myself asking why my conversations with the future Pope Francis so powerfully affected both of us.
Abraham SkorkaJanuary 15, 2019

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In Review

Martin D’Arcy and the Art of English Catholicism

The legacy of and English Jesuit and the world class collection he brought to Oxford
By Altair Brandon-Salmon

An (incomplete) spiritual guide to running

Sagal knows what it is to run away from problems, to need to be needed, and how much can be achieved through stubborn persistence.
By Emma Winters

Why is a 1960s film about a nun still controversial?

“La Religieuse” has been assailed as an attack on the church itself. And by people who had not even seen the film.
By John Anderson