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South African National Defense Forces patrol the Sjwetla informal settlement after pushing back residents into their homes on the outskirts of the Alexandra township in Johannesburg, on April 20. The residents were protesting the lack of food. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Anthony Egan, S.J.
The national coronavirus lockdown has translated into a sharp increase in levels of poverty and malnutrition in South Africa. Because of that emerging suffering, some are already beginning to wonder if the nationwide restrictions are doing more harm than good.
FaithNews
David Agren - Catholic News Service
Mexico has recorded 13,842 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,305 deaths, the Health Secretariat reported April 26.
Arts & CultureBooks
Brianne Jacobs
While Phyllis Zagano thoughtfully draws out the theological implications of her research, her main point is historical: There is simply no precedent on which to base the exclusion of women from the diaconate in the Catholic Church.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders on coronavirus testing, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, April 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The cardinal’s appearance on Fox News follows a weekend during which he praised the president on a conference call with Catholic leaders hosted by the White House.
Politics & SocietyNews
Simon Caldwell - Catholic News Service
Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht, president of the Bishops' Conference of the Netherlands, said, however, the court's ruling would not only make it easier for doctors to take the lives of dementia patients but would also put them under pressure to do so.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
As of May 4, small funerals will be allowed, individuals will be permitted to visit family members, most factories will reopen and people will be able to go to a restaurant to order food to take away.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pontifical Salesian University, which has been conducting classes online since March 5, houses some 280 members of six religious orders.
In this March 26, 2020, photo, Serbian army soldiers patrol Belgrade’s main pedestrian street as part of the government’s efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Central governments must be able to respond to crises, writes Bill McCormick, S.J., but President Trump’s claim of “total” authority is a reminder that democracies must also be able to maintain limits on power.
Politics & SocietyNews
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
A New CARA study on the priesthood examines the trend toward ordaining younger priests as compared to past years, citing factors such as cultural and immigration variables.
Politics & SocietyNews
Dale Gavlak - Catholic News Service
People are concerned that Syria will be further undermined not only by terrorism, humanitarian stresses, and lack of freedom but by the coronavirus pandemic as well.
Pope Francis meets Marc, a street paper vendor from Utrecht, Netherlands, at the Vatican in October 2015. Marc conducted an exclusive interview with the pope for all street papers, through the news service of the International Network of Street Papers. INSP supports 113 street papers across the world, who offer employment to 13,000 homeless and marginalized people in 34 countries. (CNS photo/courtesy of Frank Dries, Straatnieuws) 
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The pope again expressed his deep, personal concern for the homeless and other poor people and reaffirmed his spiritual “closeness” to them.
FaithFaith in Focus
Pope Francis
Here are the texts of two prayers, written by Pope Francis, for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arts & CultureBooks
Sean Dempsey, S.J.
The new book by the historians Mike Davis and Jon Wiener takes readers on a picaresque voyage around Los Angeles during the “long sixties” (1960-1973).
Former pro-democracy lawmaker Martin Lee leaves a police station in Hong Kong on April 18. Hong Kong police arrested at least 14 pro-democracy lawmakers and activists on charges of joining unlawful protests last year calling for reforms. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Hong Kong contributor
The mass protests that had roiled Hong Kong since June 2019, now largely subsided because of the Covid-19 pandemic, are likely to return, many warn, because of recent gestures by Beijing to tighten control over the former British colony.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks to Colleen Dulle about the bioethical and international solidarity concerns arising from the coronavirus pandemic.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis wrote two new prayers to Mary that can be recited at the end of the rosary, prayers he said he would be reciting "in spiritual union with all of you."
Arts & CultureTelevision
Kevin Jackson
The first thing I noticed when tuning into “The Last Dance” were Michael Jordan’s eyes. The second was his glass of tequila.
Miguel de Unamuno has been mostly forgotten in the English-speaking world, but he was one of the most important Spanish intellectuals of the twentieth century (photo: AP).
Arts & CultureBooks
Michial Farmer
The short story “San Manuel Bueno, Martir” by the Spanish existentialist Miguel de Unamuno can help us to sort out the feelings of the unbelieving minister.
Politics & SocietyNews
Barbara Fraser - Catholic News Service
The needs of the indigenous peoples in South America are especially urgent during this time of pandemic and eight bishops of Peru's Amazon region are pointing this out.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Interviews with physicians, public health experts, priests and diocesan leaders all elicited at least one common refrain: Even when public Masses resume, parish life will not feel normal for a while.