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FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.
Maybe the only prayer I can utter this Thanksgiving is: Teach me to be grateful.
Photo by Ryan Clark on Unsplash
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
It is okay to be sad. Rather than loathe, we lament, because we know of a better land.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
While the pope did not mention a specific country in his remarks, he has written a letter to Catholics in Germany urging them to ensure that their “synodal path” was guided by the Holy Spirit.
FaithNews
Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service Emily McFarlan Miller - Religion News Service
Joe Biden will likely bring a more formal and interfaith approach to religious engagement, closer to the model forged by Bush and Obama. Here are a number of faith leaders Biden will likely end up consulting.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In this bonus episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and papal biographer Austen Ivereigh discuss Pope Francis’ view of the George Floyd protests, the #MeToo movement and how the work of clerical sexual abuse survivors are an integral part of people reclaiming their dignity.
A large sanctuary with reddish brown pews is empty, from the distance, Mexican Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes can be seen standing on a white square platform at the end of the pews, preaching to the empty space. A large organ and array of flag are on the wall behind the altar.
Politics & SocietyNews
David Agren - Catholic News Service
Mexican church and civic officials have canceled public feast celebrations for Mexico’s patroness at her shrine in Mexico City due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis
Pope Francis' remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Nov. 25
FaithAdvent Reflections
America Staff
Reflections, podcasts, playlists and more resources to help you prepare for the coming of our Lord.
FaithLast Take
Timothy Shriver
The mystics of all the great traditions teach that the experience of oneness is not only attainable but also essential. And our country needs that unity now more than ever.
FaithFaith in Focus
Anthony R. Lusvardi, S.J.
An e-Eucharist can be unsacramental and even anti-sacramental.
FaithFaith in Focus
J.D. Long García
Many Latino people of various cultures who call this country home have embraced Thanksgiving—each culture adding its own spice, of course.
FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.
Whatever brings a person closer to God is holy.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
The Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick is an indictment of institutional knowledge and decision-making in the Catholic Church.
FaithNews
Bob Smietana- Associated Press
The president-elect often carries a set of rosary beads with him that once belonged to his son Beau, who died in 2015.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden’s policies diverge from Catholic teaching.
Politics & SocietyNews
Associated Press
China criticized Pope Francis on Tuesday over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China’s Uighur Muslim minority group.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Even decades after McCarrick’s abuse, seminaries are still learning how best to equip their students to recognize and report inappropriate behavior. A new working group wants to help.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
An internal memo corrects “some confusion in the media regarding the moral permissibility of using the vaccines.” But at least two bishops have cast doubt on the moral permissibility of the vaccines.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carolyn Thompson - Associated Press
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and two former church leaders, alleging they covered up allegations of sexual misconduct and misused charitable assets.
FaithInterviews
Sean Salai
The Most Rev. Daniel Flores, Bishop of Brownsville, Tex., since December 2009, was elected head of the Committee on Doctrine of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Nov. 16.