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Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
The last movie in his “Godfather” trilogy was critically eviscerated when it debuted, and “The Godfather: Coda, The Death of Michael Corleone” seems a last-ditch effort to redeem the film.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
James T. KeaneErika Rasmussen, Molly Cahill and Kevin Christopher Robles
With no small bit of swagger, we present to you: Catholics who were Time’s Person of the Year.
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FaithShort Take
Damian Costello
A tree that is forever green and points to heaven can stand for Christ.
FaithDispatches
J.D. Long García
Celebrations for Our Lady of Guadalupe will look different this year.
Arts & CultureMusic
Stephen G. Adubato
Reggaeton speaks to me of God, in part because it awakened in me the tensions and longings of simply being human.
FaithFaith in Focus
Tsh Oxenreider
Advent couldn’t be more relevant this year. Let’s invite it into our homes, since we’ll all be there.
FaithShort Take
Miroslav VolfRyan McAnnally-Linz
All people have a moral obligation to their neighbors to practice social distancing, wear masks and avoid large gatherings. Christians, of all people, should recognize and respect that obligation.
Politics & SocietyCatholic News Quiz
America Staff
How closely did you follow the news this week? Take our Catholic news quiz and find out.
FaithJesuitical
Jesuitical
All day these monks work, pray and brew great beer.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Robert Speel
While most Americans remain religious, the fundamental belief that religion and politics should operate in separate spheres remains strong in the United States.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Sebastian Gomes
A Reflection for the Second Friday of Advent
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis will celebrate the Vatican’s traditional Christmas “Mass during the Night” at 7:30 p.m. so that the few people invited to attend can get home before Italy's 10 p.m. curfew.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
While a visit from the pope will no doubt provide a spiritual and psychological boost to Nineveh Christians, under the current pandemic conditions it is a prospect that must give local public health officials pause.
Politics & SocietyInterviews
Kevin Christopher Robles
Many members of the Catholic community who voted for Biden did so to promote racial, economic and environmental justice—not to undermine human life.
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Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Drew Christiansen
The American myth today faces existential challenges that no longer only come from the fringes.
A Zambian woman poses for a photo holding produce cultivated on the Jesuit-run Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre. The center promotes organic, ecologically sustainable, no-till farming for small-scale farmers. (CNS photo courtesy Canadian Jesuits International)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Tawanda Karombo
Jesuits in Africa are calling on the Catholic Church to press for better repayment terms on debt across the region.
FaithDispatches
Jan-Albert Hootsen
The massive “Guadalupana,” as the annual celebration of the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe is commonly known, would be a potential public health catastrophe.
Politics & SocietyNews
Julie Asher - Catholic News Service
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Biden's choice to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has stirred the partisan fires Biden says he hopes to quell.
FaithAdvent Reflections
James T. Keane
A Reflection for the Second Thursday of Advent
President-elect Joe Biden looks on as retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, Biden's choice to be secretary of defense, speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 9. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Peter Lucier
Civilian control of the military is a bedrock of American democracy, writes Marine veteran Peter Lucier. Because now is a time to build back norms and restore American democracy, I oppose the nomination of General Austin.