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November 21, 11:51 am
The Solemnity of Christ the King tells us time has destiny
By Terrance Klein
November 21, 11:12 am
Dorothy Day: College Dropout
By Nathan Tye
November 21, 10:58 am
Father Thomas Keating’s parting wisdom for a divided church and country
By Tim Shriver
November 21, 10:34 am
Has Catholic infighting gotten worse?
By Colleen Dulle
November 20, 4:58 pm
Struggling to make sense of the California wildfires
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News and Analysis
A supporter holds a balloon with the image of presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, during celebration in front of the National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, on Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil turns far-right. What role did religion play in Bolsonaro’s election?
By Filipe Domingues
More than 40 killed in church attack in Central African Republic
By Kevin Clarke
How pastoral failures in communication are provoking a crisis of faith
By Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Catholic women are leaving the church. This group wants them to lead it.
By Zac Davis
Pope Francis

Has Catholic infighting gotten worse?

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I look into some new developments in the stories surrounding the U.S.

By Colleen Dulle

Inside the Vatican: Why did Rome stop the U.S. bishops vote?

America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell has some ideas about the reasons behind the controversial, 11th-hour intervention from Rome at the U.S. bishops’ November meeting.
By America Staff
Dorothy Day: College Dropout
The only Americans under review for canonization to attend a public university, Day’s indiscretions and confusions, those awkward discoveries and repeated failures of youth, are our own.
Nathan TyeNovember 21, 2018

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Phil Klay: Catholic Poet & Patriot

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In Review

Creed II’s lesson on life and politics: Our parents’ wars belong to us after all

The shimmer of liberal democracy has been tarnished with grit and grime, wear and tear. We are stuck in the ring, brawling in our stars-and-stripes shorts.
By Brandon Sanchez

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’: A martyr’s tale for the classic rock set

Queen’s Freddie Mercury was pop’s most flamboyant performer—a closeted icon who rode a gay aesthetic to stardom.
By John Anderson

In Texas, all roads lead to tacos

In "The Tacos of Texas," Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece explore Texas through the eyes of the taqueros, chefs, owners and abuelitas (“grannies”) responsible for taco culture.
By Vivian Cabrera