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FaithGeneration Faith
Ashley McKinless

“A church that does not listen...cannot be credible,” Pope Francis said in his opening remarks to a worldwide meeting of Catholic leaders on the topic of young people. The pope said the church needs to listen “to those young people who often do not feel understood by the church” and are “not accepted for who they really are.”

Politics & SocietyNews
Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
Catholic advocates for poor people decried a new federal rule that tightens work requirements which determine eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and is expected to force hundreds of thousands to lose food stamps.
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
El Salvador may have signed peace accords in 1992, he said, but there's a lot of hurt that remains because justice has been elusive.
Politics & SocietyNews
Joseph Krauss and Mohammad Daraghmeh, Associated Press
For decades, the people of Bethlehem have watched tour buses drive up to the Church of the Nativity, disgorge their passengers for a few hours at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, and then return to Israel.
FaithNews
David Crary - Associated Press
Burnout has been a perennial problem for clergy of many faiths.
FaithExamen
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., leads listeners through a guided reflection on how to prepare for the way of the Lord through prayer.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The congregation's task has always been “the transmission and dissemination of the faith throughout the whole world.”
Faith
Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS & the Catholic Church
The path to inclusion wasn’t straightforward.
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
The new film from Terrence Malick tells the dramatic story of the Austrian farmer turned conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Why we need legislation to clarify the scope of executive privilege and to establish a streamlined legal process to resolve such claims.
Arts & CultureFilm
Ciaran Freeman
Waves is a film with strong film with a moving story, dynamic themes, and complex characters. But plot holes married with production missteps left me asking many questions.
Arts & CultureBooks
Jon M. Sweeney
Some last-minute gift ideas: books!
Refugees sponsored by the Vatican and the Sant’Egidio Community hold a banner supporting “Human Corridors” upon their arrival at Fiumicino airport on Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Politics & SocietyGoodNews
Claire Giangravé - Religion News Service
Since February 2016, Sant’Egidio has been able to bring 3,026 refugees into Europe using humanitarian corridors. Italy, thanks to the commitment of its episcopal conference and Protestant community, has welcomed the majority of the refugees brought in by Sant’Egidio, reaching a total of 2,448, most of them from Lebanon and Ethiopia.
A candlelit vigil against the death penalty, held outside the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville on Dec. 16, 2016. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Archbishop Paul S. CoakleyArchbishop Wilton D. GregoryBishop Frank J. Dewane
A federal judge has placed federal executions on hold. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Bishop Frank J. Dewane write that we should turn back permanently from the path of death.
The Teutonic cemetery at the Vatican is seen in this 2015 file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In 2015, Francis had Tomasito laid to rest in the Teutonic cemetery in the Vatican, close to the place where St. Peter was executed.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
A Jesuit who works for Jesuit Refugee Service in Thailand raised the question of ministry among migrants and refugees.
Politics & SocietyNews
Fredrick Nzwili - Catholic News Service
The aid reached families in Berdale, a small town center of 50,000 people, including 6,000 people displaced from their homes.
Arts & CultureTheater
Jose Solís
Theater critic Jose Solís surveys several productions of the holiday classic
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
In his off-the-cuff remarks, the pope highlighted the importance of listening.
Adrienne Warren and the cast of “Tina” (photo: Manuel Harlan)
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
The fall season has given us three wildly different case studies in Broadway’s pop/rock hybrids.