In an interview with chief correspondent Kevin Clarke, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy proposes a diocesan synod as an on-going process, not an event, that will serve as an opportunity for spiritual renewal, reflection and “meaningful lay input into important sets of decisions within the governance of the diocese.”
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The Chicago Police Department has become an example of the toxic effects of institutional racism.
This is grim news all around at a grim time for Chicago.
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Portraits of Love: A deeper look at ‘Amoris Laetitia’
“The Joy of Love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church.” So begins Pope Francis’ long-awaited apostolic exhortation “The Joy of Love” (“Amoris Laetitia”). The statement draws on the conclusions of the Synod of Bishops, which ga
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A Court That Never Says No
It is exceedingly unlikely that only 0.03 percent of government surveillance requests are unjustified.
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Suicide spikes across North America are cause for serious concern
Indigenous communities in parts of North America are suffering.
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Why this rocket landing is a big deal
On April 8, the world witnessed a great leap forward for human spaceflight.
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Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church
What can the Catholic Church learn from the Black Lives Matter movement? Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, IL, talks with Matt Malone, S.J., and Tim Reidy about his new pastoral letter, "The Catholic Church and The Black Lives Matter Movement: The Racial Divide in the United States Revisited" which is excerpted in the May […]
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You’re Invited: Conference on the works of René Girard
Events in New York City, Boston and Holland, Mich., are free and open to the public.
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Dan Berrigan lived the Gospel as if it were true
Daniel J. Berrigan was one of the most influential Catholics of our time.