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Why Venezuela’s first saints matter to me
The past 20 years have been anything but easy for the Venezuelan people. Having not one, but two canonizations, for our first saints during the Jubilee Year of Hope is not something we take lightly.
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It’s 1812 all over again: The Blue Jays meet the Dodgers in the World Series tonight.
The World Series this year features the Toronto Blue Jays against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
America executive editor Sebastian Gomes and senior editor James T. Keane share their thoughts on this year’s matchup.
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Pope Leo praised ‘healthy secularism.’ What might that mean for U.S. Catholics?
Catholics, Leo suggests, should neither attempt to dominate the political sphere nor separate themselves from it.
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The Gospel alternative to scapegoating and political violence
René Girard warned that the desire to assign blame can generate violence in the manner of a meme spreading through society.
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Pope Leo is finding his voice on migration
Pope Leo XIV has inherited a migration crisis of historic proportions. As the leader of the universal church, he stands as one of the few global leaders able and willing to speak out in defense of the migrant.
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Democrats must face reality: They won’t win by moving left
While Americans are angry about income inequality, health care costs and corporate power, the social agenda of the left remains unpopular.
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Archbishop Weisenburger: We must allow the suffering in Gaza to wound us
Here in southeastern Michigan, with our rich diversity of religions and peoples, we need to be a voice that speaks in solidarity with one another and with all victims of war and violence.
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Bring back the Catholic city
Consider the piazza, which could be called a quintessentially Catholic urban feature. It welcomes all, regardless of economic purpose.
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Our son has autism. We need accompaniment—not Trump’s medical advice.
We don’t spend much time speculating about what caused autism. We know Manny has it, and we will be here for him, whatever that looks like.