Lessons from the Berlin Wall for Trump’s America: You can’t keep people in (or out) forever.
65 years ago, the Berlin Wall divided that city in two and became an enduring symbol of the Cold War. But do walls really ever work?
Massachusetts bishops: Elimination of ‘any legal restraint’ on late-term abortion is ‘gravely immoral’
On Aug. 10, Massachusetts’ Catholic governor signed into law a bill that allows physicians to perform abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy if in their “professional judgment” it is medically necessary.
We need a more biblical view of American history
The Bible isn’t afraid to call out the failings of political and religious leaders. Modern historians shouldn’t be either.
Forgiveness must be generous
A Reflection for Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael Simone, S.J.
Pope Leo offers prayers for victims of Colombia earthquake
Pope Leo XIV said he was deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction following a powerful earthquake that struck Colombia, leaving more than 100 dead and dozens of collapsed buildings.
Paragraph 176 of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ and Pope Leo XIV’s apology for the enslavement of African people
“Pope Leo’s formal apology and plea for forgiveness is long overdue,” Bishop Edward Braxton writes. Is it too late for the pope’s words to have an impact?
Exorcist priest removed by Cardinal McElroy resumes prayer ministry in home diocese
A priest who was removed as an Archdiocese of Washington exorcist is relaunching his nonprofit deliverance ministry, while remaining a priest in good standing in his home diocese.
How grief made Archbishop García-Siller a prophetic voice on immigration
Since Pope Leo spoke against the mass detention of immigrants last year, the U.S. Catholic hierarchy has begun to move in new ways. García-Siller’s new pastoral letter accelerates that shift.
Fulton Sheen Bet on America. Some Catholics Want to Call It Off.
Fulton Sheen saw America as fertile ground for Catholicism. The offer still stands.
Praying together
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill
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