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Politics & SocietyNews
Norma Montenegro Flynn - Catholic News Service
Georgetown University's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life sponsored an online roundtable of Latino young adults who discussed the topic "Justice and Faith, Family and Community: Latino Leadership in a Time of Crisis."
Politics & SocietyNews
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
John Murray, a Catholic, said: "The Irish civil rights movement (that served as a precursor to the Troubles) was directly influenced by the African American civil rights movement of the late 1960s."
FaithShort Take
Robert Ellsberg
‘Black Like Me’ went beyond social observation to examine an underlying disease of the soul.
FaithFaith in Focus
Edward Hoyt
Black men strung up and lynched by Irish-Americans in New York, in the midst of the Civil War. It turns the stomach to acknowledge, but the truth is unavoidable.
Politics & SocietyNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Cardinal Peter Turkson, along with members of the "July 21" charitable association, are bringing needed supplies to marginalized communities living outside of Rome as they grapple with the pandemic.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Dan O'Brien
while around us the rude populations were moaning
Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Valencia made headlines June 5, 2020, when he described as a "work of the devil" attempts to find a COVID-19 vaccine using cell lines created from fetuses aborted voluntarily decades ago. (CNS photo/Dado Ruvic, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The Vatican and bishops around the world have been urging governments and scientists to support the development of vaccines that have no connection to abortion.
In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Belvin Jefferson White poses with a portrait of her father Saymon Jefferson at Saymon's home in Baton Rouge, La. Belvin recently lost both her father and her uncle, Willie Lee Jefferson, to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Politics & SocietyNews
Kat Stafford and Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
Recent polls concerning coronavirus have revealed what has long been suspected: that African Americans have borne the brunt of the pandemic and that 11% have had a family member or close friend who have died from the virus.
Politics & SocietyNews
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources
The decision was for two consolidated cases about fired gay employees and a separate case concerning a fired transgender worker who had sued for employment discrimination after being fired.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
On this episode of Inside the Vatican, host Colleen Dulle speaks with two Princeton University doctoral candidates in sociology who recently released a paper studying the impact of “Laudato Si’.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“Jesus approaches us gently, in the disarming simplicity of the host. He comes as bread broken in order to break open the shells of our selfishness.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“Until we revive our sense of responsibility for our neighbor and every person, grave economic, financial and political crises will continue,” the pope said in his message for the World Day of the Poor.
Politics & SocietyNews
Ruby Thomas - Catholic News Service
In the wake of George Floyd's murder, Black Catholics are making their voices heard for racial and social justice in the United States.
Politics & SocietyNews
Damian Avevor, Catholic News Service
The former president of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, gave voice to the thoughts of many in Africa when he wondered if George Floyd's murder "cannot shock the American populace to see evidence of their own decline, what can?"
The Metropolitan Opera in New York (photo: iStock)
Arts & CultureMusic
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
On April 25, the Met’s first virtual gala was held. It will be rebroadcast on June 12 and 13.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
“The blueprint for transformation and liberation is already available,” she said. “The question that remains is: Will those in power use it?”
The U.S.-Canada border crossing in Lacolle, Canada. The Trump administration is scheduled to formally publish more stringent asylum rules June 15 and allow 30 days for public comment. (CNS photo/Christinne Muschi, Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
The changes may eliminate multiple grounds under which people can be granted asylum and allow immigration judges to reject asylum applications without hearing from those seeking it.
FaithShort Take
James T. Keane
Archbishop Viganò, marginalized by his own rhetoric, wants to stay in the public spotlight by whatever method possible.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
Romans takes notions of physical burdens of the flesh and calls for believers to focus instead on the Spirit of God within them.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
The rewards for accepting the Gospel are awesome, but the demands are hefty. Belief is not passive or easy.