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Posted inFaith, Features
Pope Francis, trailblazing Jesuit with a heart for the poor, dies at 88
When the cardinals voted to elect Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 265th successor of St. Peter on the evening of March 13, 2013, few of them imagined what kind of pope he would be.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis appears to crowds on Easter Sunday after brief meeting with JD Vance
Just halfway through his period of convalescence, Pope Francis not only appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Easter Sunday to give the Urbi et Orbi blessing—to the city of Rome (“urbi”) and to the world (“orbi”)—but he also drove among the crowd in his jeep.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What do you do with Good News?
A Reflection for Monday in the Octave of Easter, by Kerry Weber
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
An invitation to reflect
A Reflection for Tuesday in the Octave of Easter, by Jackson Goodman
Posted inFaith, News
JD Vance attends Good Friday liturgy at St. Peter’s Basilica
Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, attended the liturgy with his wife, Usha, a practicing Hindu, and his three children after meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni earlier in the day.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I’m Catholic, and my wife is Protestant. Here’s what I’ve learned from my ecumenical marriage.
My Catholic identity and my wife’s Protestant identity continue to endure, and our faith has developed together in greater harmony, knowing that our love for each other was ultimately grounded in our love for God.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Catholics, we must be more attentive to the poor and vulnerable who show up in our parishes
As a Black person who sometimes ministers in predominantly white parishes, I can appreciate how easy it is to feel out of place. It makes all the difference to hear words of welcome.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Where St. Ignatius stayed—and why
The further we get from the needs and the lives of the poor, the easier it is to forget that we have duties to them at all.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
How Greg Boyle, S.J., preaches Easter joy to incarcerated people
Especially when preaching to young people who are stressed, traumatized or incarcerated, Father Greg Boyle has learned: If you’re not telling stories, they’re not listening.