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Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego is pictured in Rome Oct. 27, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Besides Bishop McElroy, there are four other Americans on the board, including Mary Haddad, R.S.M., the president and C.E.O. of the Catholic Health Association of the United States.
Gary Ragland, 64, votes for the first time during early voting in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kathleen Bonnette
Georgia’s new voting law should set off social-justice alarm bells, writes Kathleen Bonnette. We should listen to the communities most affected by the new restrictions.
Community
Matt Malone, S.J.
Your generosity is critical to the success of our mission.
Arts & CultureDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The documentary, produced by Martin Scorsese, follows Father James Martin and his ministry to L.G.B.T. Catholics.
President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about Russia in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Refugees and displaced persons are not just the concern of "progressives," but a broad concern of Americans, including Catholics.
A man receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Masaka hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, March 5, 2021. (CNS photo/Jean Bizimana, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
“We will never get [the pandemic] under control here in the United States until we get it under control everywhere,” C.R.S.'s Sean Callahan said.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Laurie JohnstonDavid Sulewski
As the refugee crisis overwhelmed Europe, religious groups devised an alternative: private funding for resettlement. Two members of the Community of Sant’Egidio write that the Humanitarian Corridors model could work in the U.S.
FaithNews
Joe Ruff - Catholic News Service
Addressing a congregation of about 120 people at the Cathedral of St. Paul's 7:30 a.m. daily Mass in St. Paul, the archbishop referred to the multiplication of the loaves and fishes in St. John's Gospel and Philip's temptation to do nothing in the face of the challenge to feed the crowd.
FaithNews
Julie Asher - Catholic News Service
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published a proposed rule to rescind the Trump administration's enforcement of a Title X provision that "draws a bright line between abortion and family planning," as the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee chairman has described it.
FaithFaith
Peter Feuerherd
Renewed interest in the prayer developed in the fall of 2018 in the wake of concerns about church unity and new revelations of the sexual abuse of children by clergy.
FaithNews
Michael Kelly - Catholic News Service
The head of the Irish bishops' conference said the government's move to criminalize attendance at Mass as part of Covid-19 regulations was a "potential infringement of religious freedom and of constitutional rights."
Politics & SocietyNews
Zeke Miller - Associated PressAamer Madhani - Associated Press
Biden had announced earlier Friday that he would keep his predecessor’s historically low cap of 15,000 refugees for this year, triggering a backlash from Democratic lawmakers and resettlement agencies.
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
“Lady of Guadalupe” is not an episode of “Law & Order: Sacred Visions Unit,” or anything close, though it might inspire devotion to Our Lady.
FaithFaith in Focus
Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone
A homily on anti-Asian hate and racism from Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone of San Francisco.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
When political life turns its back on the poor, it “will never be able to promote the common good,” Pope Francis said.
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
Purity culture, racism and the violence against Asian women in Atlanta.
Community
Matt Malone, S.J.
A message from the editor in chief.
FaithShort Take
Thomas J. Reese
The purpose of a transparent and collegial process is to develop good liturgy that is supported by a consensus within the community.
FaithFaith in Focus
Molly Cahill
The invitation to share moments of exclusion and hurt at the hands of the church generated a significant response.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
At first glance, a White House proposal aimed at improving infrastructure and creating jobs might not seem like a natural topic of discussion for Catholic leaders. But the American Jobs Plan has some theologians and activists hopeful.