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Auska Mitchell holds a photograph of his nephew, Lezmond Mitchell, on Aug. 21 in the Phoenix area. Lezmond Mitchell is scheduled to be executed this Wednesday, Aug. 26. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy
The Catholic Church and the Navajo Nation stand together in opposition to the execution of Lezmond Mitchell because it, like the racism which brought his death sentence to pass, erodes the sanctity of human life, writes Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy.
Politics & SocietyNews
Molly Cahill
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, institutions are employing different modes of learning to protect the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and community members.
Politics & SocietyNews
Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service
A look at the religious moments in Trump's presidency so far
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael Stechschulte - Catholic News Service
The Archdiocese of Detroit is seeking to contact anyone who may have received invalid sacraments after a priest of the archdiocese learned his own baptism as an infant 30 years ago was invalid.
Politics & SocietyNews
Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press
U.S. college students spend significant time learning about people of different races, political affiliations and sexual orientations.
Politics & SocietyNews
Gottfried Bohl
The German Catholic news agency KNA notes the president of the bishops’ conference has so far been virtually the only bishop not to comment publicly on the document.
Politics & SocietyNews
David Agren - Catholic News Service
Many parishes lack resources, having not received money in the collection basket because of suspended services.
FaithShort Take
Christopher J. Devron, S.J.
Should I recommend that my school open? What risks are involved in such a decision?
Politics & SocietyNews
Kevin Christopher Robles
A number of prominent figures in conservative media will speak at the Republican National Convention, including anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson and Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann.
Photo: CNS/Harry N. Abrams
Arts & CultureBooks
Mike Mastromatteo
A reader familiar with New York-based Irish American writer Peter Quinn’s work can be forgiven for identifying the novelist with Fintan Dunne, the central character in three of his four period-piece novels.
Photo: iStock
Arts & CultureIdeas
Mike Seay
Roger Ebert once said that “video games can never be art.” It is hard to make that case in 2020.
Politics & SocietyNews
Julie Asher - Catholic News Service
The bishops applaud the Trump administration “for moving NIH in a direction that shows greater consideration for medical ethics in research, and greater respect for innocent human life.”
FaithNews
Ian Alvano, Catholic News Service
Due to the global shutdown, sacramental wine and altar bread businesses have suffered as Covid-19 is preventing most indoor public celebrations of the Mass.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The figure of Mary is often distorted and exploited by criminal organizations as a way to make people more submissive and “turn them into slaves,” according to Father Stefano Cecchin.
MagazineLetters
Our readers
Letters on discerning out of religious life, Julian of Norwich and Catholic schools in the time of coronavirus.
At the Joyce Center, a new retreat house for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., full length windows offer views of the reservoir below, over which the sun rises each morning (photo: Tom Rettig).
FaithFeatures
Jim McDermott
These modern retreat centers are helping people grow closer to God.
FaithFeatures
Cecilia González-Andrieu
What kind of people will we be, not only at the end of the Covid-19 storm but throughout the journey?
An illustration of the death of Uncle Tom from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Illustration: Etching by George Cruikshank, 1852/Alamy).
Arts & CultureIdeas
Elizabeth Grace Matthew
In 1862, Harriet Beecher Stowe made feeling right on race easy, righteous and comfortable, all at once. We face the same trap today.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Cristina Legarda
This is total upheaval, the world upside-down./ How sweet and free to be told love is ours.
FaithOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
An ambitious computer training program for at-risk youth seeks to be an engine for building a middle class for El Salvador.