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A Solemn Handshake Between Pope and President, Paul VI and John F. Kennedy, July 2, 1963
In All Things
Joseph McAuley
Would JFK adhere to traditional practice, whereby Catholics kneel, grasp the pope’s right hand, and kiss the papal ring, which is the physical symbol of the Petrine office?
Mateo Williamson, appearing in the film "Owning Our Faith."
In All Things
Nathan Schneider
When God created us as male and female, it was a more mysterious revelation than we’re usually led to recognize.
Dispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
The mounting refugee problem in Europe—often seen as a result of the Syrian war—has attracted the attention of the world’s media. But there is another, often forgotten, dimension to the crisis which has been on going for a number of years: the political instability in North Africa, Eritrea specifically.
In All Things
Luke Hansen
In the interview with America, Bishop Francis Quinn said, “I personally think the Spirit is calling [women] to be deacons and priests, but the Spirit hasn’t done it clearly enough to convince the teaching church.”
A volunteer from the German Red Cross plays with a migrant girl from Syria in an emergency shelter in Rottenburg Sept. 16. "Do not abandon victims" of conflicts in Syria and Iraq, Pope Francis pleads. (CNS photo/Wolfram Kastli, EPA)
News
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The pope has called on every parish, religious community, monastery and shrine in Europe to take in refugees, given the ongoing crisis of people fleeing from war and poverty.
U.S. Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno was appointed director of the Vatican Observatory by Pope Francis. Brother Guy is pictured in Rome in this April 7, 2011, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
News
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
'The church urgently needs religious who dedicate their lives to being on the very frontiers between faith and human knowledge, faith and modern science,' Pope Francis told the group of papal astronomers.
The Good Word
Terrance Klein
Jesus went to the cross, a terribly adult reality, with the trust and the resiliency of a child.
Dispatches
John Carr
I believe both faith and politics are better served by the honesty and anguish of Joe Biden than by the cynicism and glibness of Donald Trump.
In All Things
Joseph McAuley
With all of the issues a modern pope must deal with, it seemed that the matter of how to address a president’s wife was a trivial concern, but it wasn’t.
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
More information on this very consequential Jesuit saint
Michael Mack wrote and performs in “Conversations with My Molester: A Journey of Faith.” (Photo credit: Timothy Hanson)
Theater
Margot Patterson
'Every time I do the play, I revisit the whole thing. I get to re-experience it as a different person, as an older person, hopefully as a more mature and wiser person.'
In All Things
Joe Hoover, S.J.
The speech about "The Outsiders" was fantastic. But it had to go.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
The CNN debate, with its huge cast (11 candidates) and length exceeding three hours, may have benefited the three candidates who have never held elected office.
News
Cathy Lynn Grossman - Religion News Service
Are Catholics considering the pope in their political decisions?
The Word
John W. Martens
In his teaching on divorce Jesus claims that the circumstances that allowed for divorce in the Mosaic law were due to the ldquo hardness of heart rdquo of human beings after the fall These laws were conditional Jesus says not God rsquo s intent ldquo from the beginning of creation rdquo Jes
Books
Jason Berry
'Katrina,' by Gary Rivilin
Books
Franklin Freeman
'The Fellowship,' by Philip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski
Books
'Francis, Pope of Good Promise,' by Jimmy Burns
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks June 9 during the Catholic Health Association's annual assembly in Washington. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources
Religious leaders from different faith traditions urged President Obama in a letter on Sept. 10 to continue to permit government-funded faith groups to employ people with like beliefs. Their request comes less than a month after a coalition of religious and secular organizations sent the president a