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Ciaran Freeman spent last summer, after his year as an O’Hare fellow at America Media, combing through movies about Catholic schools and ranking them. The findings were published here. Since then, readers have written in to let Mr. Freeman know what films he overlooked in his top-10 ranking.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Mansur Shaheen
I had never truly experienced what representation in media felt like until I watched Hulu’s “Ramy.”
Photo: AP/America
Arts & CultureBooks
Christopher Pramuk
Published in 1953, the children’s book can act a parable for coming to grips with climate change.
Oakes Fegley in "The Goldfinch." (CNS photo/Warner Bros.)
Arts & CultureFilm
Brandon Sanchez
Some things you just need to read.
FaithFaith and Reason
Terence Sweeney
St. Augustine has much to teach us about the meritocracy and recent college admissions bribery scandals.
FaithFaith in Focus
Paul Mariani
Who was this brilliant, saintly priest who founded the Christian Brothers? Perhaps now, on the 300th anniversary of his death, it is time for those of us who have benefited so richly from our educations to remember who he was.
Politics & SocietyNews
Bronwen Dachs - Catholic News Service
About 3,000 women were murdered in South Africa in 2018 -- five times more than the global average, according to the World Health Organization.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden
The German bishops began discussing plans for the gathering in September 2018 after they published a study that revealed an estimated 3,700 cases of sexual abuse had been reported in the German church from 1946 to 2014.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis believes that Christianity and the Catholic Church can have a great future in this continent where two-thirds of humanity live.
FaithJesuitical
Olga Segura
This week, we talk with Fr. Joe Laramie, the author of "Abide in the Heart of Christ: A 10-day personal retreat with St. Ignatius Loyola."
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Stewart
On Wednesday morning, gasps followed the court’s ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s request for a suspension had the “improper purpose of stymieing Parliament.”
FaithFaith in Focus
Mary Ann Spanjers, O.S.F.
The question my students struggle with is, what is an authentic identity of the church today? I believe that the only way the church can be relevant is if it embraces the model of a penitent.
FaithFaith and Reason
Victor Codina, S.J.
Pope Francis does not aspire to fulfill his role as a theologian but as a pastor.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The nonprofit group Hope Border Institute, based in El Paso, Texas, said the court's decision reflects "a disturbing pattern that emerges when the Supreme Court starts using its power, however temporarily, to greenlight Trump's anti-immigrant agenda."
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
Father Julian Ekka, vice principal of the Jesuit-run De Nobili School in Koradih, and the nurse, Emerencia Lomga, were arrested following a complaint from the father of the alleged victim, said district Police Chief Aman Kumar.
FaithDispatches
Luke Hansen
Catholic bishops, indigenous leaders and experts are preparing to gather in Rome from Oct. 6 to Oct. 27 for the special Synod of Bishops on the Pan-Amazonian Region.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The synod, scheduled for Oct. 6-27, will focus on "Amazonia: New paths for the church and for an integral ecology."
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The pope launched the new initiative, called the Global Compact on Education, for the future of new generations with a video and written message released by the Vatican Sept. 12.
FaithEditorials
The Editors
Throughout the visit to Africa, we were invited to see what a “poor church for the poor” looks like. Let’s keep our attention there, the Editors write.
FaithNews
Steve Karnowski - Associated Press
Archbishop Bernard Hebda said in a statement posted on the archdiocese’s website that the investigation targets Bishop Michael Hoeppner of the Crookston diocese.