America asked readers through our email newsletter and social media platforms what they do for their loved ones who have died. Seventy-eight percent of readers described how they memorialize loved ones with photos and other objects. “I remember the people I love with pictures,” wrote Sister Ginger Downey of Huntington, Ind. “[Pictures] of my grandmother […]
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Posted inFaith, News
New museum tells the story of the Bible — chapter and verse
The $500 million museum contains six floors, a theatre, gift shops and restaurants.
Posted inFaith, News
Prayer service, conference to promote peace in South Sudan, Congo
“We know that it is the biggest support they can get, the involvement of the church and Pope Francis.”
Posted inFaith, News
Chinese officials pay poor to swap religious images for portraits of Xi Jinping
Father John, in northern China, said he felt Xi had become “another Mao” Zedong.
Posted inFaith, The Word
First Sunday of Advent: He Is Coming!
‘May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.’ (Mk 13:36)
Posted inFaith, The Word
Second Sunday of Advent: Thy Kingdom Come
‘One mightier than I is coming after me.” (Mk 1:7)
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Keeping faith as an actor, even when I don’t get the part
As a Catholic, you continually search for the balance in your professional and spiritual life. Whatever balance you do achieve is far from perfect.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Stop preaching about your vacation and move on from ‘selfie sermons’
A homily loaded with autobiographical details is not the only way to get the interest of a congregation.
Posted inFaith, Features
Young Nigerians are connecting with Pentecostal churches. Will they return to Catholicism?
On university campuses in Nigeria, the competition for souls can be fierce.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
We need to stop treating Latinos as if they were new to Catholicism
This week’s guest is Hosffman Ospino, an associate professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education at Boston College. His latest piece is “10 ways Hispanics are redefining American Catholicism in the 21st century.” “We tend to think of Hispanics as newcomers,” says Dr. Ospino. Yet, “we need to keep in mind the long history of […]