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St. Martin de Porres Church in Belize City (photo courtesy of the author)
FaithFaith in Focus
Jeremy Zipple
Experimenting with virtual liturgies need not be a cause for despair but instead an invitation from the Lord to try something new.
Daniel Kaluuya, center, in “Judas and the Black Messiah.” (CNS photo/Glen Wilson, Warner Bros.)
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
The “messiah” of the title is Fred Hampton, a Black Panther leader, orator, organizer and, in 1969, a 21-year-old murder victim at the hands of Chicago police.
FaithNews
Giovanna Dell’Orto – Associated Press
In Miami Beach, faith leaders and the fire department have joined resources to expedite getting shots in the arms of older adults starting with the homebound and those in low-income housing.
Politics & SocietyFaith
Maggi Van Dorn
When someone is courageous enough to share with the world that she seriously considered taking her own life because she didn’t see a way out, we need to honor that honesty and vulnerability.
FaithDispatches
Molly Cahill
On March 8—International Women’s Day—Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Jesuits, announced the creation of the Commission on the Role and Responsibilities of Women in the Society of Jesus.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
Everyone has a family that involves some painful history, and few of us would want to tell Oprah and the whole world about it.
FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.
The mystery of the Triune God goes beyond the confines of sex or gender.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In an hour-long press conference on the plane to Rome, Francis spoke about how he felt he had “come back to life again” during the visit, after more than a year in “prison” when he could not meet people.
FaithLent Reflections
Matt Malone, S.J.
Rules are important, but they only exist to safeguard loving relationships. The Catechism is not a penal code, but our guide to a life lived in love. 
FaithLent Reflections
Matt Malone, S.J.
What does Jesus do with panicked hearts? He reveals that God’s desire for us exceeds our desire for God!
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, on March 7. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis concluded his three-day trip to Iraq with a stadium Mass in which he said the country “will always remain with me, in my heart.” America's Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell, reports.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis
On the final day of his historic trip to Iraq, Pope Francis said, “To cleanse our hearts, we need to dirty our hands, to feel accountable and not to simply look on as our brothers and sisters are suffering.”
Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of Shiite Islam's most authoritative figures, meets with Pope Francis in Najaf, Iraq, on March 6. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
On the second day of his trip to Iraq, Pope Francis met with a Shia Muslim leader in Najaf and delivered a message of religious unity in the ancient community of Ur. Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell reports.
Pope Francis is pictured with religious leaders during an interreligious meeting on the plain of Ur near Nasiriyah, Iraq, March 6, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis
Pope Francis' prayer at the interreligious meeting at Ur, Iraq on Saturday, March 6.
Pope Francis receives flowers from children during a welcoming ceremony with Iraqi President Barham Salih at the presidential palace in Baghdad on March 5, 2021. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
While churches and mosques have been built for centuries in close proximity to each other, the relationship between those who worship God inside these sacred houses of prayer has not always been as close.
Arts & CultureCulture
America Staff
We asked our editors and staff at America to share some of their favorite recipes as a corporal work of mercy: to (help) feed the hungry.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, has called the Mississippi and Texas orders "ill-advised."
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Defying the pandemic and the security risks, Pope Francis finally stepped onto Iraqi soil at Baghdad international airport at 12:45 p.m. on March 5, realizing a visit that he had desired from the beginning of his pontificate and that had evaded his predecessors.
This is a scene from the movie "Minari." (CNS photo/Melissa Lukenbaugh, A24) 
Arts & CultureFilm
Eve Tushnet
Arkansas is a land of opportunity for the Yis, as well as the site of their suffering.
FaithJesuitical
Jesuitical
One year into a global pandemic that has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and disrupted the routines and relationships of millions more, we would all do well to take a moment to take stock of where we are—mentally, physically, spiritually. Tracy G is here to help you do just that.