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Eighth-grade homeschool student Esther Sanchez does schoolwork in her living room in Chula Vista, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2024. Figures of the Virgin Mary with child and a crucifix can be seen on the wall behind her. (OSV News photo/Carlos A. Moreno)
FaithShort Take
Madeleine (Klem) McDowell
Prohibiting homeschooling parents from using parish facilities can make it more difficult for them to provide a comprehensive Catholic education.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
James T. Keane
It was with heavy hearts that we at ‘America’ learned of the death of Fay Vincent Jr. in Vero Beach, Fla., on Saturday at the age of 86.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Wrapping up a Vatican summit on the rights of children, Pope Francis announced he was going to publish a papal document dedicated to children.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
February 9, 2025, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is a life of mission worth the sacrifice? Is it truly wise to listen to the Spirit’s prompting for the direction of one’s life?
FaithNews
Jim Mustian - Associated PressBrett Martel
As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise.
FaithScripture Reflections
J.D. Long García
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García
FaithScripture Reflections
Michael Simone, S.J.
A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael Simone, S.J.
FaithScripture Reflections
Valerie Schultz
A Reflection for Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Colleen Dulle
A timeline of the Vatican’s decade-long history of leadership in the field of A.I. ethics—a history that has earned it significant influence among tech leaders, particularly at Microsoft and IBM
A man carries a bag of wheat supplied by Catholic Relief Services and USAID for emergency food assistance in a village near Shashemane, Ethiopia, in this 2016 photo. (CNS Photo/Nancy McNally, Catholic Relief Services)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Most humanitarian agencies operate just ahead of insolvency in the best of times, Nate Radomski, the executive director of American Jesuits International, says.
Peter Sarsgaard, left, as Roone Arledge in ‘September 5’ (Paramount Pictures)
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
“September 5,” a claustrophobic chronicle of the ABC sports journalists who brought the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack to 900 million viewers, is a story of confidence and failure.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The pope’s address came on the 10th anniversary of two papal documents that aimed to make the Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process quicker, cheaper and more pastoral.
Ava Lalezarzadeh (Goli) in Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway-premiere production of “English.”
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Middle Eastern representation is notably scarce in New York. ”English” and ”A Knock on the Roof" seeks to change that.
FaithFaith and Reason
Thomas P. Rausch
The Eucharist is not simply a cultural legacy. It is more than a moving performance or a beautiful ritual symbolizing transcendence. And liturgy is more than aesthetics.
Madison Lawlor as Jenny in ‘Green and Gold.’ (Childe Productions)
Arts & CultureFilm
John Dougherty
The new film ‘Green and Gold’ credits prolific Christian writer and farmer Wendell Berry as its biggest influence. It’s easy to see why.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This special deep dive episode recaps the 2024 Vatican meeting of the Synod on Synodality, featuring interviews with five synod delegates about the tensions and unexpected breakthroughs in the Synod hall—and outside it.
Syrians hold a copy of the Quran next to a Christian cross during a demonstration in support of unity among minorities and the ousting of the Bashar Assad government in Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Clotilde Bigot
The rapid victory of the Sunni opposition fighters over regular army units loyal to Mr. al-Assad has left many wondering how Syria’s minority faith groups—Alawites, Christians, Shiites and others—will fare as H.T.S. consolidates its control.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
In order for the United States to remain “a government of laws, not of men,” the editors write, all officials entrusted with elected authority must recognize the constraints on their own power.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Leilani Fuentes
It is no secret that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops receives federal grants to assist in refugee resettlement.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his breakaway society, has died.