Spain’s confraternities often make headlines in the foreign press as their Holy Week processions have become a tourist attraction, demonstrating the complex reality of their fame.
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On feeling uncomfortable when an athlete thanks God after the big game
A Reflection for Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Zac Davis
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Jesuit superior general reaffirms Jesuits’ availability to Pope Leo XIV
Beyond a simple affirmation of the pope’s authority, the letter by Arturo Sosa, S.J., called attention to its particular place of importance in the life of the Jesuits.
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Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass: A new beginning rooted in tradition
Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18.
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Pope Leo XIV on social media: Instagram and X accounts up and growing
While Pope Leo XIV has deleted the account he began as Father Robert F. Prevost on Twitter, now X, in 2011, the Vatican has launched new accounts for him on X and Instagram.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Leo to diplomats: The church will always speak truth and work for justice
Leo XIV told the ambassadors that as pope he intended “to strengthen understanding and dialogue” with their respective countries.
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The modern evangelist’s dilemma
A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Tim Reidy
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Christian witness isn’t just about proclamation. It’s also about demonstration.
A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Noah Banasiewicz, S.J.
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Catholics and infertility: The spiritual and ethical challenges of trying to conceive
And how the church can accompany couples struggling with infertility
Posted inFaith, Your Take
Language, poverty and discernment: Pope Francis as a Jesuit
America’s readers discuss the influence of Pope Francis’ Jesuit formation on his papal ministry.