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Msgr. William Koenig, vicar for clergy for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., is seen celebrating Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre Jan. 27, 2019. Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington, Del., April 30, 2021. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
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Nicole Winfield - Associated PressLuis Andres Henao - Associated Press
Monsignor William Koenig said he was open to having a conversation with the president and that as a bishop, he is called to teach “the fullness and the beauty of the Catholic faith.”
FaithFaith in Focus
Conor Bellone
St. Joseph seems to keep appearing in my life.
FaithFaith and Reason
Peter Fink
The question remains alive today, perhaps even more so after a year of living through the Covid-19 pandemic. But today it might be rephrased as two different questions for two different audiences: “How shall one go to confession now?” and “Why go to confession at all?”
Sharon Jones from Columbus, Mississippi is featured in ‘Our Towns,’ a new documentary from James and Debra Fallows on HBO.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Nicholas D. Sawicki
“People’s lives are complicated every place you look, and just as complicated as your own life is,” says author and director James Fallows.
Arts & CultureBooks
Isabelle Senechal
The robotic narrator of Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel takes us into a dystopian U.S. future.
Mourners participate in a peace march May 6, 2016 prior to the funeral Mass of Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan at the Church of St. Francis Xavier in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Father Berrigan, a peace and social justice activist, died April 30 at age 94. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) 
FaithLast Take
James Martin, S.J.
Dan may have been a “radical,” but he was also a man committed to his Jesuit vows.
Pope Francis leaves after a consistory to create 14 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this June 28, 2018, file photo. The pope has updated rules for the Vatican court system so that cardinals and bishops accused of a crime can now be tried by the Vatican City court, just like priests and laypeople can be. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
With today’s decree, Pope Francis abolished privilege in matters of civil and penal matters, making it possible for ordinary Vatican tribunals to judge cardinals and bishops.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Robert David Sullivan
While the overall child poverty rate may be historically low after a recovery from the pandemic, there are more specific measures of economic vulnerability for children that are still alarming.
FaithJesuitical
Jesuitical
This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk with Pete Davis about the case for committing—to a relationship, a job, a social cause—in a world that tells us to always keep our options open.
FaithFaith
Charles C. Camosy
Nearly all theologians now agree that the biblical dominion God has given human beings over creation is not a license to use and dominate, but rather a command to be caretakers and stewards. 
FaithNews
Joseph P. Owens - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Wilmington, Delaware Bishop Francis Malooly, who at 77 is two years beyond the normal retirement age for bishops.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Bill McCormick, S.J.
But critics say the president’s talk about human dignity rings hollow when he is using his office to advance the greatest social injustice in America since slavery—abortion—in the next moment.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis introduces significant changes to the “General Regulations of the Roman Curia,” to prohibit Vatican officials and related entities from accepting or soliciting money or gifts valued at more than 40 euros (around $50), either for themselves or for someone else.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
On this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” America’s veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle dig into what we know about each upcoming papal trip and what is motivating the pope to go.
Politics & SocietyYour Take
Our readers
Yesterday the AP reported the U.S. bishops plan to vote on a document that would make clear to President Biden that he must choose between receiving Communion and advocating for abortion. Our readers had some thoughts.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
As President Biden marks 100 days in office on Thursday, leaders of Catholic organizations say that they are grateful for signs of progress but caution that more is needed to fulfill campaign promises.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
Our task is not to judge the branches of the vine.
President Joe Biden leaves Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington after Mass Jan. 24, 2021. (CNS photo/Erin Scott, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Ellen K. Boegel
If Joe Biden wants his presidency to have a lasting impact on religious freedom, he and his fellow Democrats must craft legislation acceptable to Republican senators.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Kevin Christopher Robles
The show attempts to juggle a number of different issues and themes, but chief among them is a commitment to being a meditation on modern racial animus in the United States, and it does not shy away from controversial topics and ideas.
Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson in ‘His Girl Friday’; Marty Baron, formerly of the Washington Post; and Steve Novotney, a newspaper entrepreuner in West Virginia (photos: Alamy, AP, and John W. Miller) 
Politics & SocietyThe Moral Economy
John W. Miller
Journalism gets attention when it breaks big stories about institutions like Enron and the Catholic Church. But they can only do that work if they are consistently read — and broadly trusted.