In his meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Pope Francis is not as likely to celebrate the Hungary-first tendencies of Mr. Orban and his ruling Fidesz Party.
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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He was a translator in Afghanistan. Now safe in the U.S., he prays his work won’t endanger loved ones left behind.
“I know that I live in safety. I know that I don’t have to worry about being kidnapped, being hurt; I don’t have to worry about being hit by an I.E.D.” Ahmad wishes that same security for his family and the people of Afghanistan.
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Is a face-off over masks dividing your parish? You’re not alone.
At some parishes a battle line has been drawn between parishioners willing to mask up again and those who perceive masks as unnecessary, ineffective or, at worst, a violation of their freedom.
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‘It’s common sense’: Bishop Stowe explains why he’s mandating vaccines for all employees in his diocese
“We have to be promoting the common good, and this is the one of the ways that we do it,” Bishop Stowe said in an interview with America.
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‘We need to mandate the vaccine’: Sister Mary Haddad, head of Catholic Health Association, is ready for bold action
Mary Haddad, R.S.M., the C.E.O. and president of the Catholic Health Association, agrees that more must be done now to halt the advance of the Delta variant.
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Jesuit Steve Kelly has done jail time for protesting nuclear weapons. He’s willing to do it again.
Father Kelly is on probation after serving time for his most recent acts of civil disobedience in protest of the U.S. nuclear weapons regime.
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Should we go back to masks at Mass? Some U.S. bishops say yes.
Bishops around the country are reassessing diocesan policies for mask wearing at Mass as the Delta variant propels a new spike in Covid-19 cases, particularly among the unvaccinated.
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‘Fox and Friends’ hosts claimed Catholic Charities profits from helping migrants. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
Accusing Catholic Charities of having a “profit motive,” the talking heads of Fox News showed a misunderstanding of the agency’s essential role in providing social services, writes Kevin Clarke.
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Arson and vandalism continue at Canadian churches as more Indigenous burial sites are revealed
The latest incident occurred on July 19, when firefighters responded to reports of a fire at 3:30 a.m. at the St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Surrey, British Columbia. The church was completely destroyed.
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Cuban religious superiors: We hear ‘God’s voice’ in the cries of protesters
Cuba’s religious superiors endorsed “the principle that all citizens have a legitimate and universal right to express their grievances in an orderly and peaceful way in public” and urged the immediate release of detained protesters.