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Migrants from Central America seeking asylum in the United States cross the Rio Grande near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on June 11. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Kevin Clarke
The U.S.C.C.B. and Jesuit leaders have renewed their criticism of the Trump administration's treatment of migrants.
Anisa Gourate and her son, Muhammad, pose in 2015 on their farm near Jijiga, Ethiopia. With support from the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace the Gourate family has a livelihood that will support their healthy young family. (CNS photo/Michael Swan, Catholic Register) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Francois Gloutnay - Catholic News Service
The former president of Canadian Caritas believes that the scrutiny of Canada's Catholic bishops of the organization's structures are hurting its members and reputation.
Politics & SocietyNews
Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press
Massachusetts congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III is planning a primary challenge against fellow Democrat--and incumbent U. S. senator--Edward Markey, setting the stage for a political showdown in a state well-known for epic political contests.
FaithDispatches
J.D. Long García
The first Latino pope and Hispanic Heritage Month
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Tania Tetlow
Tania Tetlow, president of Loyola University New Orleans, remembers her friend and mentor Cokie Roberts, who passed away on Sept. 17.
FaithFeatures
Pádraig Ó Tuama
To listen carefully to an arguing group is to gain a peculiar glimpse into the desires and anxieties of that group.
Dancers perform before Pope Francis leads a vigil with young people at the Soamandrakizay diocesan field in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept. 7, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
In all three countries, Pope Francis pleaded for protection of the environment. Mining by foreign companies to extract precious minerals has been a major problem in Madagascar and Mozambique. In Madagascar, deforestation is especially a threat.
Arts & CultureBooks
Antonio De Loera-Brust
In his new book, Ian Bremmer predicts that soon Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Egypt, China and many others will all have their own Marie Le Pens and Steve Bannons.
FaithFeatures
J.D. Long García
Some Catholic schools are implementing dual-language programs, part of an effort to reflect the reality of life in the church in the United States.
FaithThe Word
Michael Simone, S.J.
The Gospel warns against a mistake disciples can make: treating salvation as an entitlement.
Arts & CultureOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
All violence flows in some way from a failure to understand that our infinite desire for love can be satisfied only by the one who alone is the infinite source of that desire, Matt Malone, S.J. writes.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Ronnie Sirmans
When I was a boy, I considered becoming a nun because I didn’t want to shave part of my scalp
Arts & CultureTelevision
Nick Ripatrazone
It is a great set up for a television series—and yes, the comparisons to Scully and Mulder are warranted.
Arts & CultureBooks
Benjamin Ivry
The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila is termed an “autohagiography,” a self-justification of saintliness, by Carlos Eire, a professor of history and religious studies at Yale University.
Politics & SocietyGoodNews
Ruby Thomas - Catholic News Service
Cholera is caused by bacteria ingested with contaminated food or water that infects the intestines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Arts & CultureLast Take
Alejandro Nava
A theology professor reflects on the spirituality of hip-hop.
Arts & CultureBooks
Haley Stewart
Colleen Carroll Campbell's new book is full of insight into what motivates us to attempt to reach holiness through our own strength and how this obsession holds us back from spiritual progress.
FaithThe Word
Michael Simone, S.J.
Discipleship requires action and conversion, the engagement of both hands and heart.
“Cruz for Bishop Oscar Romero, Martyr of El Salvador” by Michael Tracy was featured in an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art at St. Louis University. (Photo: MOCRA).
Arts & CultureArt
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
The Museum of Contemporary Religious Art at St. Louis University stands out for its singular focus on art that is genuinely interfaith.
FaithNews
Jonathan Luxmoore - OSV News
The first of 250,000 folios of letters and photographs preserved at the oratory were published for the first time, under a digitization program co-organized by the National Institute for Newman Studies in Pittsburgh.