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Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
For the first time ever, the Vatican will have a man and a woman as the voice of the pope and the Holy See.
In All Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
America Media is looking to the next generation for renewed energy and new perspectives.
People take part in a prayer vigil at Thanksgiving Square, Friday, July 8, 2016, in Dallas.. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
There are many roads to Jericho in the world today, but our country keeps winding up on this one.
Be a Good Neighbor
In All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
If we act like the Samaritan in refusing to pass by at a distance, we will be releasing a force greater than all the guns and all the fears and hatred in our society.
A chalk tribute to Philando Castile marks a sidewalk across the street from the governor's residence as demonstrators gather outside the governor's residence Friday, July 8, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn., where protests continue over the shooting death by police of Castile after a traffic stop Wednesday, July 6, in Falcon Heights. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Patrick Gilger, S.J.Matt Spotts, S.J.
We write so that our silence does not become the privilege of ignoring suffering; we write to cling to the hope that another world is possible.
"The Good Samaritan" by Theodule-Augustin Ribot c1870
The Good Word
Terrance Klein
Pain washes out what divides us.
The gravestone of Father John LaFarge, a Jesuit priest, longtime associate editor of America, and tireless advocate for racial justice. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Ahern)
In All Things
James Martin, S.J.
Praying for those who have been killed, finding inspiration to work for peace and justice, and asking ourselves some difficult questions.
Politics & SocietyNews
Kevin Clarke
Father Bryan Massingale says that our national inability to confront the social outcomes of racism is a “spiritual cataract.”
News
Terry Wallace - Associated Press
Police Chief David Brown blamed "snipers" and said three suspects were in custody while a fourth had exchanged gunfire with authorities in a parking garage downtown.
Dispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“Please pray for the police officers shot in Dallas, & for the souls & families of Philando Castile & Alton Sterling,” Farrell posted last night.
Photo by the author.
In All Things
Nathan Schneider
I can start to imagine the terror both police and protestors must have felt, wondering whether the next bullet will wind up with them.
News
Terry Wallace - Associated Press
The gunfire broke out around 8:45 p.m. Thursday while hundreds of people were gathered to protest fatal police shootings this week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota.
Police cars pass demonstrators on July 6 in Baton Rouge, La. Alton Sterling, a black man, was shot and killed by two white officers on July 5 outside a convenience store (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert).
Robert K. Vischer
Universities must not stop at professional preparation but must help restore our capacity for empathy.
Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea
Brian Gergely’s suicide evoked deep compassion from many Catholics and fellow survivors and advocates.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington is seen July 4 prior to the closing Mass of the Fortnight for Freedom. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
Dispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“These disturbing new actions to force healthcare providers to participate in the destruction of human life cry out for an immediate federal remedy."
Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich visits with Kareem and Rana Irfan before the19th annual Catholic-Muslim "iftar" dinner at the Zakat Foundation of America in Bridgeview, Ill (CNS photo/Karen Callaway/Catholic New World).
In All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Archbishop Cupich is one of a handful of U.S. bishops promoted by the pope in recent years who have voiced sympathy for his agenda.
FaithThe Word
John W. Martens
There is a reality to which God has called us that is not dependent upon our goods but on the preparation of our souls.
The Word
John W. Martens
“Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.”
Current Comment
The Editors
Summer conventions must maintain civility, but not squelch protests.