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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined congregants of the Greater Allen A.M.E. Church to march in solidarity with Emanuel A.M.E. in Charleston, S.C., where a gunman killed nine people gathered for Bible study on June 17.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
When I hear about another mass shooting, I can certainly understand the desire to do something. Do something quick, and do something simple.
The Good Word
Terrance Klein
In Confession, your act of telling your story opens the way for God’s act of forgiveness.
The Editors
A survey of our coverage over the last decade, from weeks after the deadly hurricane up to present day.
A migrant walks past a makeshift church in the "Jungle" camp in France (CNS photo/Etienne Laurent, EPA).
Dispatches
David Stewart
What we are seeing is a humanitarian disaster on a much larger scale than previously thought.
Barack Obama won 52 percent in New Hampshire in 2012, running strongest in the western part of the state. (Map from NYTimes.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
The Granite State is famous for its first-in-the-nation presidential primary, and also for a libertarian, secular quirkiness that doesn’t come close to reflecting the national mood.
Marcy Borders, the Woman who Could Not Shake Off 9/11's Dust
Politics & SocietyNews
Joseph McAuley
Not many people would have known who she was, but if you remember a particularly searing image from the tragic time of September 11, 2001, you would.
The election of Jeremy Corbyn could lead Labour to become a powerless party of protest.
Dispatches
David Stewart
The biggest talking point thus far is the remarkable popularity of Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran of the party’s left.
Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago swings a censer over the altar during an Aug. 23 Mass at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago where he received the pallium. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World)
News
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources
When Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago received the pallium on his shoulders Aug. 23, he did so in a demonstration of unity that he said extended from the people in the pews to the bishops who joined him in the sanctuary to Pope Francis.He was invested with the pallium by Archbishop Carlo Maria
News
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources
"The jubilee...serves as an economic clean slate that mirrors the forgiveness and new beginning proclaimed in the Gospels."
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson
'We read not for the sake of knowledge, but for self-knowledge,' writes Bret Stephens.
Christina Crawford (photo provided)
In All Things
Sean Salai
'I had to leave the relationship, remembering that the only person you can change is yourself!'
News
Dale Gavlak - Catholic News Service
Catholic aid agencies having been using various counseling techniques, even a live clown and puppets, to help the Gaza Strip's children overcome the trauma of lost loved ones and homes in the year since the cease-fire ended the conflict.
People with Down syndrome are actually happier than those who are “normal.”
In All Things
Charles C. Camosy
Discouraging abortion as a response to Down syndrome could be an area of agreement for those who otherwise think very differently about abortion.
Religion News Service
Slovakia would prefer to accept Christian refugees under a European plan to resettle people who have fled from wars and poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Vice President Joe Biden may be more comfortable than Hillary Clinton at calling out "malarkey." (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Imagine a Democratic primary debate with Biden on stage.
Juana Flores
In All Things
Juana Flores
We have been inspired by Pope Francis and we hope to inspire him as well.
News
Catholic News Service
"It was like a war zone. No sign of life," said now-retired New Orleans Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes.
News
Patricia Zapor - Catholic News Service
Order requires release of children in for-profit detention centers "without unnecessary delay"
News
Fredrick Nzwili - Religion News Service
While calling for global carbon emissions cuts, Kenya’s National Council of Churches has launched a multifaith campaign to lobby governments, industries and multilateral agencies to agree on a binding treaty at the U.N. climate change talks in Paris later this year.