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FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
Bishop John Dolan on how the church can better support those struggling with mental health issues.
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
Abel Ferrara’s Padre Pio is not the hero of his movie.
FaithNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
In a May 25 video posted to Twitter, Bishop Robert Barron, a former LA auxiliary, said the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence “can only be described as an anti-Catholic hate group.”
Three actors from the HBO show Succession sitting in a patio overlooking the ocean
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
Am I the only person in the world who got to the end of “Succession” and wanted a happy ending?
FaithScripture Reflections
Christopher Parker
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Justin, martyr, by Christopher Parker
Houses are submerged in flood waters in Lokoja, Nigeria, Oct.13, 2022. More than half of the 36 states of the country are affected. More than 600 people have died, with more than 1.4 million people displaced. (CNS photo/Afolabi Sotunde, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ekpali Saint
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria launched a campaign that aims to plant 5.5 million trees over the next five years to mitigate the effects of climate change.
a priest stands behind an altar, the camera looks from the area where the tabernacle is, out onto the congregation. only one person sits in the pews in front of the priest, signifying the low number of people attending church.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael Kelly - OSV News
Ireland is becoming less religious, and the percentage of residents who identify as Catholic is down to 69% according to census data. More people identify with "no religion" than in previous years.
Catholic Pope baptizes a baby in a gilded font
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The statistical yearbook noted “a general downward trend in the relative number of baptisms, following closely the trend in the birthrate in most countries.”
Arts & CultureFilm
Jim McDermott
While the path to creating a great story about Jesus is filled with good intentions, there are also a lot of landmines.
Crowd gathers outside Planned Parenthood building to protest abortion.
FaithNews
Gerry Jackson, OSV News
According to a police report, a 73-year-old man and an 80-year-old man were assaulted, one severely, outside of the Planned Parenthood in a building that shares a wall with a pro-life pregnancy resource center.
A building burns after being bombed
FaithNews Analysis
Thomas J. Reese
The pope’s refusal to cheer either side in this war gives him credibility as mediator.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, by Terrance Klein
FaithScripture Reflections
Kerry Weber
A Reflection for the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Kerry Weber
pope francis speaks from his chair at the general audience, he gestures with his hand and smiles as he talks
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
In his general audience, Pope Francis discusses the apostolic zeal of Matteo Ricci, the Jesuit who successfully taught and spread the Gospel in China in the 1500s.
FaithThe Word
June 4, 2023, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: This Sunday’s readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity reveal a divine deliberation, which encourages readers to place their trust in a God whose love remains constant even when humanity’s loving response does not.
a priest wears a collar and talks in front of a beige background, he has gray hair and dark eyebrows
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
At least $17 million has been transferred from the Vatican's U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by a priest, the former head of the U.S. organization.
Sgt. Joyce Kilmer, as a member of the 165th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, c. 1918
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Among the 53,000 Americans killed in World War I was Joyce Kilmer, a distinguished poet and essayist who died in battle at the age of 31.
Outstretched palm
FaithScripture Reflections
Zac Davis
A Reflection for the Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, by Zac Davis
A Black mother holds her infant child. (iStock/Goodboy Picture Company)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Mary Haddad
Maternal mortality has reached alarming levels in the U.S., especially in the Black community. The Catholic Health Association strongly supports a package of laws to better care for mothers and infants.
A screenshot of the Pope's Twitter account
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The Vatican on Monday urged the Catholic faithful, and especially bishops, to be “reflective, not reactive” on social media, issuing guidelines to try to tame the toxicity on Catholic Twitter.