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FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The Pew survey finds that regular attendees of Mass are more likely to follow the church on abortion and homosexuality.
Andreas Munoz as St. Ignatius of Loyola in "Ignacio de Loyola" (Paolo Dy/Jescom)
In All Things
Sean Salai
Paolo Dy is a Filipino Catholic filmmaker who directed and co-wrote the first English-language feature film about St. Ignatius of Loyola
In All Things
The Editors
We at America Media are grateful for the continued generosity of America Associates.
New College in Edinburgh
In All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
The building of walls and the exclusion of the stranger are truly not the main forces of our time.
Demonstrators rally at Monument Circle in Indianapolis March 28 to protest a religious freedom bill signed in to law by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. (CNS photo/Nate Chute, Reuters)
Editorials
The Editors
For generations, the church has provided support for millions of Americans, regardless of religion.
Pope Francis delivers his homily during Mass Sept. 27 in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican. Don't respond to grief or anguish with pills, alcohol or avoidance, Pope Francis said. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano handout via EPA)
Pope Francis
Pope Francis said silence and prayer is the way to overcome our darkest moments, rather than resorting to pills or alcohol to escape from our woes. His comments came during his homily at the morning Mass celebrated on Tuesday at the Santa Marta residence. Taking his cue from the day’s fir
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The General Congregation is the supreme governing body of the Jesuits, which is summoned on the death or resignation of a Superior General.
Michelle Obama has lunch with students. (public domain image)
Current Comment
The Editors
The first lady’s concerns are not misplaced.
Father Adolfo Nicolas and Pope Francis, also a Jesuit, are seen together before celebrating Mass at the Church of the Gesu in Rome in this Jan. 3, 2014. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Current Comment
The Editors
The Society of Jesus owes Father Nicolás a great debt of gratitude for his careful leadership.
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Current Comment
The Editors
There is not enough housing where it would do the most good.
News
Catholic News Service
"I know that my son died for a cause," Vivian Carr told a standing-room-only crowd at the church.
News
Joshua Goodman - Associated PressAndrea Rodriguez - Associated Press
If the peace accord is accepted, the estimated 7,000 FARC fighters would have to turn over their weapons.
News
Mark Labbe - Catholic News Service
The only major relic of the saint to leave Italy is visiting Boston.
News
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
Middle East Christians are "being erased from their homelands, probably in all of our lifetimes," said Elizabeth Prodromou of the Center for American Progress.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are introduced during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In All Things
Robert David SullivanJohn CarrMatt Malone, S.J.Nathan SchneiderMargot Patterson
We did not hear much if anything about crucial questions for Catholic voters.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Kevin Spinale
The novel portrays two apostate Jesuit missionaries from the first half of the 17th century.
AN IRISH CATHOLIC THANKSGIVING. Sarah Steele, Arian Moayed and Jayne Houdyshell in "The Humans" (Photo: Joan Marcus).
Arts & CultureTheater
Michael V. Tueth
Ms. Houdyshell presents women as complex persons with a charm that gets everyone’s attention.
Healy Hall, Georgetown University. (photo by Gtownsfs, Creative Commons)
Washington Front
John Carr
In searching for leadership, I have found it not on the campaign trail but, ironically, one floor away from my office.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement following a meeting of the International Syria Support Group, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, in New York (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow).
Dispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“Religious beliefs are a powerful force in our thinking and in our work.”