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It is truly humbling to see the wave of support for those who are most in need.
FaithThe Good Word
On the Second Sunday of Advent, the Prophet Isaiah reminds us that the church is ordained to be Christ’s hands extended to the poor, the neglected, the excluded.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Donald Trump came close to re-election because so many workers are better off, writes Joseph J. Dunn. Pursuing “justice” at the expense of economic growth would be a bad bet for the Democrats.
FaithNews Analysis
Biographer Eileen Markey said that the four women were very aware that their work could put them in harm’s way.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis' remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
FaithPodcasts
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell take a look at this year’s pared-down consistory and how Pope Francis has shifted the geography of the College of Cardinals.
Politics & SocietyNews
Latino voters this election season were instrumental in helping flip the state of Arizona blue for the first time since 1996, but in Florida and Texas more Latinos than expected voted for President Donald Trump.
FaithFaith in Focus
The four churchwomen chose to stay and to suffer, as St. Romero had once said, “the same fate as the poor.”
FaithAdvent Reflections
A Reflection for the First Wednesday of Advent
FaithVideo
Papal biographer Austen Ivereigh joins "Inside the Vatican" host Colleen Dulle to discuss his collaboration with Pope Francis on the new book "Let Us Dream," released today. In the book, Francis guides readers through discerning how they're being called to act in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Along the way, the pope speaks about the persecution of the Uighurs, the George Floyd protests, and the debate about removing Confederate statues.
FaithFaith in Focus
Father Matt Malone’s homily for the Feast of St. Edmund Campion, patron of America Media.
FaithFaith in Focus
Part of my project aims to show that Catholics responded heroically to H.I.V. and AIDS in the early days. What I didn’t realize in setting out to tell these stories was how raw that time remains for so many people, even decades later.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Cardinal Fitzgerald noted that Francis took inspiration for the encyclical not only from St. Francis of Assisi but also from the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic of our lifetime. But we’re certainly acting like it is.
CommunityFaith
Please join us on the Feast of St. Edmund Campion, S.J., - Tuesday, December 1 - at 11 am ET for a live, virtual Mass.
FaithExplainer
The passionate reaction to Maradona’s death was a sign of his transcendence and quasi-religious appeal.
FaithNews
The Buffalo diocese sought bankruptcy protection in February, citing hundreds of lawsuits filed against it since August 2019 over its handling of sexual abuse allegations.
FaithNews
Local health authorities put the the entire monastery under quarantine late last week after the first cases of coronavirus were discovered there.
FaithNews
Guaranteeing justice for all men and women is not possible while a few people control most of the world’s wealth and everyone else’s right to a dignified life is disregarded, Pope Francis said.