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FaithFeatures
Nichole M. Flores
Psalm 137 reflects my longing to return home, even as I am aware that I have idealized it in my earnest efforts to not forget it.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
Today’s readings describe moments of destruction, uncertainty and discord.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
Although the Holy Family is central to this feast of the Presentation, Simeon and Anna play vital roles.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Daniel Luttrull
Hailemichael, newly blind, Heads down the street without his cane.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
As we Jesuits survey our culture, we cannot help but see abortion as part of the massive injustices in our society.
Arts & CultureBooks
Christiana Zenner
Brian McLaren’s 'The Galápagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey' is both a travelogue and a spiritual memoir.
FaithJesuitical
Jesuitical
An interview with Martha Hennessy
FaithFeatures
Jim McDermott
Again and again I have watched Californians find a way beyond the categories they are supposed to occupy.
A man celebrates in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2020, after the country launched missiles at U.S.-led forces in Iraq. (CNS photo/Nazanin Tabatabaee, West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
America Staff
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss the Holy See's reaction to the U.S. drone strike that claimed the life of Qassim Soleimani and look back at the similarities between this attack and the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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FaithShort Take
Michael WhiteTom Corcoran
The U.S. church’s decline in revenue is exacerbated by rising overhead costs, write the authors of "Church Money: Rebuilding the Way We Fund Our Mission." Parishes need to be more direct about the crisis.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The pope also addressed the political crises in Latin America, including Venezuela, where he said he hoped "efforts to seek solutions will continue."
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The amount of the CNN settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky.
Politics & SocietyNews
Joe Ruff - Catholic News Service
Just before Christmas, the Catholic and Lutheran bishops of Minnesota issued a joint letter in support of refugees, urging prayers and protection for them.
Politics & SocietyNews
Jonathan Luxmoore - OSV News
Msgr. Andre Massinganda, deputy secretary-general of the Congolese bishops' conference, told Catholic News Service that the church was concerned with "how to bring peace to those areas where war continues, and how to end the killings and massacres so people can live safely again."
A mourner leaves a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani and his comrades, passing graffiti on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Maryann Cusimano Love
The U.S. executive branch has long been expanding its powers to wage war, writes Maryann Cusimano Love, but President Trump seems eager to go even further in acting without congressional authorization.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
We are not angels. We cannot be spiritual without being religious. Why? Because we cannot be human without rituals.
Arts & CultureIdeas
John Anderson
A visit to the pope’s old haunts.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Francis gingerly agreed to a nun's request for a kiss on the cheek, but said he would only approach her if she didn't bite.
FaithNews
Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press
Anti-Semitic attacks rose worldwide by 13% in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to a report by Tel Aviv University's Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary Jewry.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
The statement from Archbishop Gomez comes five days after the U.S. launched a drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.