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Vatican sends letter to U.S. bishops: Don’t rush the debate on Communion, politicians and abortion
Cardinal Luis F. Ladaria, S.J., the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has sent a letter to Archbishop José H. Gomez that may lead to a reconsideration of the plan of some bishops to get the conference to approve a document regarding “the worthiness to receive Communion” of Catholic politicians.
Lay people have been passing on the Catholic faith for 2,000 years. Now Pope Francis has made it an official ministry
The lay ministry of catechist, the pope said, gives recognition to “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in the work of catechesis.”
My mom and I have dedicated ourselves to loving each other as parent and child and as children of God. I believe Monica and Augustine did the same—even when they were at odds over Augustine’s sexual behavior.
Bob Marley’s journey to justice, joy and (ultimately) to Christian faith
When I was unmoored from the church, Marley's music and messianic faith told me: No, God has not forgotten you.
Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun’ is a haunting tale of love, loss and...a robot.
The robotic narrator of Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel takes us into a dystopian U.S. future.
A New Orleans jazz hall and its history in the fight for Black freedom
In post-Civil War New Orleans, Creole leaders won elections and oversaw the desegregation of public schools, a short-lived experiment destroyed after Reconstruction.
By Jason Berry