Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options

FaithVantage Point
Dennis Hamm
This 1994 article by Dennis Hamm, S.J., on praying the examen has become a resource in countless classrooms and retreat centers.
FaithNews
Tiffany Stanley - Associated PressLea Skene - Associated Press
Black survivors have been nearly invisible in the Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis — even in Baltimore, home to a historic Black Catholic community that plays an integral role in the nation’s oldest archdiocese.
FaithShort Take
Guy Alaluf
Catholics and Jews must be very careful not to reduce our relations with one another to politics or diplomacy. Instead, we should seek friendship and interreligious dialogue that can thrive beyond all political considerations.
FaithNews
Claire Giangravé - Religion News Service
As Pope Francis grapples with defiant bishops in Germany and the United States, a high-ranking Vatican official who oversees church law clarified the protocols for disciplining a bishop.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
As the United States marks the 35th World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, domestic politics threaten the future of one of the nation's most successful global health initiatives, which is credited with keeping millions of people alive.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
We can easily be discouraged during these difficult times in our world. Yet, Saint Paul reminds us that in God’s plan, we are compelled to express the joy of the Gospel in our daily lives.
FaithScripture Reflections
Christine Lenahan
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Christine Lenahan
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
In 2012, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith declared that 'Just Love,' by Margaret Farley, R.S.M., could not be used in Catholic classrooms. It was a different era in the church.
Rabbi Abraham Skorka of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pope Francis embrace after visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem on May 26, 2014. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithShort Take
David Meyer
The Second Vatican Council helped establish a bond of friendship between Catholics and Jews. What is the state of that unity after the Oct. 7 terrorist massacre?
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
On the advice of his doctors, Pope Francis has “with great regret” canceled his visit to Dubai for the COP28 conference on climate change, the Vatican announced on Tuesday evening, Nov. 28.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary.
FaithScripture Reflections
Michael O'Brien
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael O'Brien
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
The office of papal liturgical ceremonies published the list of holiday Masses and prayer services Pope Francis will celebrate.
FaithPodcasts
Preach
Scripture scholars Barbara Reid, O.P., and Victor Cancino, S.J. join host Ricardo da Silva, S.J. to discuss how preachers can help Catholics enter into the Advent season—even as the world around us begins to celebrate Christmas.
FaithNews
KNA InternationalOSV News
Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, Germany, has written a letter to his Polish counterpart, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan, accusing him of “unbrotherly behavior” and of an “enormous overstepping of his authority.”
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In an exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny explains why Pope Francis will address the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai and what he hopes to achieve.
FaithScripture Reflections
Delaney Coyne
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Delaney Coyne
Pope Francis arrives for a meeting of university chaplains, sponsored by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 24, 2023. The next day the pope canceled his scheduled meetings because of flu-like symptoms and underwent a CT scan to rule out pulmonary complications, the Vatican press office said. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis did not read the catechesis as he usually does on Sunday, but only recited the Angelus prayer, imparted the blessing and asked people to pray for him.
Arts & CulturePodcasts
Delaney Coyne
In “O Holy Night,” we are reminded of the promise of the Incarnation and its continuing resonance today.
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
Ten years ago, Pope Francis released his first papal document, “Evangelii Gaudium,” which lays out his vision for the church in the 21st century.