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FaithFeatures
Anna Keating
Whether it is a move of the Holy Spirit toward greater unity or cultural appropriation on a massive scale, old school Catholic practices are in.
Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on May 1. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Addressed to “the bishops of the Catholic Church,” the 20-page letter was written to “accuse Pope Francis of the canonical delict of heresy, and second, to request that you take the steps necessary to deal with the grave situation of a heretical pope.”
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Ellen K. Boegel
Every parent wants happy and healthy children, but unless we literally live on a deserted island, we are “a part of the main” and owe an obligation to our neighbors to protect them as well as ourselves.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis will visit Bulgaria and North Macedonia from May 5 to 7, two majority Orthodox countries with very small Catholic populations.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
Bishop Oscar Cantu, the co-adjutor bishop of San Jose, Calif., has assumed governance of the diocese upon the resignation of Bishop Patrick J. McGrath. Bishop Cantu's appointment was announced May 1 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Politics & SocietyNews
Bronwen Dachs - Catholic News Service
A South African archbishop has urged the government to act against xenophobic attacks, which have increased as general elections approach.
FaithNews
Ruby Thomas
Dickerson -- founder of the Women of the Well ministry for trafficking survivors based in Louisville -- said she lived in Chicago for a time and even then she was brought to Louisville to be trafficked during the Derby.
FaithNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
President Donald Trump ordered changes for how refugees may apply for asylum to the U.S., requesting an application fee from asylum-seekers and denying them permission to work depending on how the applicant entered the country.
Politics & SocietyNews
Aron Heller - Associated Press
Jewish communities worldwide are feeling an "increasing sense of emergency" due to the recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks. In 2018 alone, according to Tel Aviv University researchers, there has been a 13% increase in such attacks upon Jews and Jewish communities, with the most dramatic cases occurring in Western Europe, and recently, in the United States.
Politics & SocietyNews
Tom Heneghan - Religion News Service
A recent report from the Pew Research Center, "In Western European Countries With Church Taxes, Support for the Tradition Remains Strong," finds that in an ever more secular European continent, official financial support for the churches remain constant, whether people attend services or not.
FaithFaith in Focus
Bae Na Dae Ta
Fear should not keep us from fulfilling our very purpose to love one another.
FaithOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
Ideological bias structures much of the public discourse. But we cannot allow it to structure our ecclesial conversation.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff pays tribute to John L'Heureux, a literary giant and a great teacher of essential human truths.
President Donald Trump arrives at a rally at Resch Center Complex in Green Bay, Wis., Saturday, April 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
President Trump is leveraging the failure of the pro-choice movement to acknowledge Americans’ moral qualms about abortion.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The announcement came a little more than one month after the magazine's founder and former director, Lucetta Scaraffia, resigned along with her editorial staff, claiming a lack of trust and support from the new management at the newspaper.
Politics & SocietyNews
Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
Father Ryscavage’s research and advocacy on behalf of refugees and migrants was recognized around the world
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
The notion that asylum seekers are traveling thousands of miles to exploit a so-called loophole is absurd.
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
The Archdiocese of New York released the names of 120 clergy April 26 who have been either credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor or been determined that claims against them are eligible for compensation.
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
A carefully orchestrated plan netted email hackers $1.75 million from a Diocese of Cleveland parish.