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The University of Notre Dame in Indiana, seen in 2019. The university announced on Aug. 18 that in-person classes will be replaced by remote instruction for two weeks. (CNS photo/Matt Cashore, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Daniel Philpott
The timetable for reopening college campuses should not be driven solely by fear and risk management, writes Daniel Philpott. The University of Notre Dame is taking the right approach in returning to the classroom.
FaithFaith in Focus
Katie Prejean McGrady
Even in the the eye of a storm that seems so colossal we can see no tomorrow, I know this: God is good.
Politics & SocietyNews
Kurt Jensen - Catholic News Service
Prominent pro-life Catholics and activists are featured speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
During a livestream from the library of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis continued a series of talks on the principles of the church's social doctrine as a guide for healing and building a better future.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
It’s a long-standing puzzle: If there is such a high probability of life existing elsewhere in the universe, then, as Enrico Fermi was alleged to have said, “Where is everybody?
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
Augustine’s Confessions take up a theme still at the center of our lives: Does our intelligence lead us to something beyond ourselves?
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FaithExplainer
Molly Cahill
John Baldovin, S.J., a sacramental theologian and professor at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, offered America explanations for many of the important questions that have arisen as a result of Father Hood’s case.
Rev. Matthew Hood thumbs through a missal at the altar of St. Lawrence Parish in Utica, Mich., on Aug. 21, 2020. Finding out he wasn’t a priest was a painful realization, but it came with the grace of knowing God’s providence, he said. (CNS photo/Michael Stechschulte, Detroit Catholic)
FaithInterviews
Simcha Fisher
Simcha Fischer speaks with Father Matthew Hood, the priest from Utica, Mich., who recently learned his baptism as an infant had been invalid.
People attend Mass in late June at a church in Bonn, Germany. (CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA)
FaithNews
KNA International
Victims had suffered additional pain from the way they were treated by leaders and other members of orders. “We deeply regret this and acknowledge our failure once again,” a representative for the German church said.
FaithExplainer
James T. Keane
If President Donald J. Trump wins a second term in November, what will it mean for abortion policy in the United States?
People tour a new housing complex for trans women after a ribbon cutting in Neuquén, Argentina, in August 2020. (AP/video screengrab)
FaithNews
Claire Giangravé - Religion News Service
“My dream was that trans people could have a decent home. Because we don’t give them that opportunity," said Sister Mónica Astorga Cremona.
Courtney Vance, Jonathan Major and Jurnee Smollett in ‘Lovecraft Country’ (phoot: HBO)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
Placing three Black characters at the center of a new TV series yields fresh, unexpected turns.
Madison Cunningham (photo: Claire Marie Vogel)
Arts & CultureMusic
Rob Weinert-Kendt
The singer-songwriter is light years away from the praise music she grew up playing with her dad.
Young athletes in Kenya run during a recent training session in a field in the town of Iten. Irish Patrician Brother Colm O'Connell has been turning youths like these into Olympic and world champions. (CNS photo/Fredrick Nzwili)
FaithNews
Fredrick Nzwili - Catholic News Service
Brother O'Connell, 72, a native of Mallow, Ireland, has turned many young runners into Olympic and world champions.
FaithFaith in Focus
Maura Shea
The world is full of uncertainty but God loves your desire to do what is right and also loves your creativity as you work with him on the project of your life.
A mural in southwest Houston encourages people to participate in the 2020 census. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)
Politics & SocietyNews
Jo Ann Zuniga - Catholic News Service
The census, which counts the U.S. population every 10 years, impacts $800 billion in funding, including Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicaid and Medicare, school grants and many other programs.
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
Evacuation orders have affected more than 250,000 Californians, including many Catholics in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the dioceses of San Jose, Sacramento and Monterey.
Politics & SocietyNews
Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
Officials reported that at least 12 people had died as Tropical Storm Laura lashed Haiti and the Dominican Republic with strong winds and torrential rains, causing widespread flooding in low-lying communities.
Politics & SocietyNews
Eduardo Campos Lima - Catholic News Service
Since the beginning of the attacks in the province of Cabo Delgado in 2017, Bishop Lisboa has been one of the few voices calling attention to the violence and its social consequences.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan delivering the opening prayer at the Republican National Convention (photo: RNC)
FaithNews
Timothy Michael Dolan
Cardinal Dolan led off the opening evening of the RNC.