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Pope Francis, Donald Trump, new American cardinals, and the Little Sisters of the poor—a sampling of the biggest Catholic stories in 2016.
FaithIn All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Stopping gun violence, supporting a minimum wage hike, Pope Francis and Donald Trump square off at the border and much more!
Mark Bosco, S.J. (Loyola University Chicago)
Arts & CultureIn All Things
Sean Salai
'Imagination is a spiritual reality that can draw us toward the good, the true and the beautiful.'
A priest celebrates Mass Dec. 4 in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. (CNS photo/How Hwee Young, EPA)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The Holy See declared that it is closely monitoring what is happening to the church in China and asked for “positive signals” from Beijing.
Pro-European Union protesters gather June 28 in London's Trafalgar Square. (CNS photo/Paul Hackett, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Stewart
The upsurge of xenophobic and hate-filled public conduct in the United Kingdom requires an urgent response from people of faith.
Pope Francis attends an ecumenical event at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Oct. 31. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The Spanish monsignor was condemned to 18 months in prison for his role in the leaking of Vatican financial documents.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis said that at his stage of life one has to move even faster.
Arts & CultureNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Barbara Jatta, 54, is an Italian art historian and graphic arts expert, who had been serving as vice-director of the museums since June.
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
Christians must visit the manger, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo said.
FaithThe Good Word
Elizabeth Kirkland Cahill
As we share our feelings of dread and sadness in prayer, we ask God to lift us up to a place of gladness.
A man attaches a poster "The light is stronger than the darkness" in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, the day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Politics & SocietyNews
Zita Fletcher - Catholic News Service
"The past night has struck us and shaken us deeply," Bishop Gebhard Furst told attendees at Rottenburg's Cathedral of St. Martin.
Politics & SocietyNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
A tractor-trailer veered into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin and plowed through bystanders, killing 12 people and wounding nearly 50.
Soldiers with Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces secure houses and streets during fighting against Islamic State militants to regain control of the eastern neighborhoods of Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
The struggle to liberate Mosul from ISIS militants has entered a third month of often savage combat.
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
Those visited in 1993 study the press coverage and look back in pain and anger.
The Good Word
Elizabeth Kirkland Cahill
The Bible furnishes us with countless examples of servants of God whose initial query is, “How can this be?” So it was with Mary, so it is with us.
In All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
It is in Christ—in all things—that we learn to see the world anew.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Father Louis J. Cameli writes that the church’s instructions on candidates for the priesthood do not explicitly prohibit gay men.
Erik Raschke
New and ancient paths to better mental health
Faith
Gregory Popcak
For people of faith, it can be hard not to view worry as some kind of personal failure.
A Pakistani Christian boy holds a banner during a late March protest in Karachi after attacks on churches in Lahore last year.
News
Catholic News Service
The bill will improve U.S. religious freedom diplomacy efforts globally; better train and equip diplomats to counter extremism; address anti-Semitism and religious persecution and mitigate sectarian conflict.
People in Tijuana, Mexico, stand next to a wall separating Mexico and the United States Dec. 10.
News
Catholic News Service
The bishops will be ready to respond to any executive orders and legislation that the new Congress and President-elect Donald J. Trump may introduce.