“I can no longer kid myself that death is a distant reality,” Father Thomas Reese, former editor in chief of America, writes.
Signs Of the Times
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Laypeople should have a greater voice in choosing their bishop
Members of the Synod on Synodality called for giving lay people “a greater voice in choosing bishops.” What would that look like in practice?
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The 3 phases of spiritual development: contrition, petition and thanksgiving
When someone is undergoing a crisis of faith, they may need to leave their old image of God for a new one.
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U.S. bishops support legislative bridge for ‘Dreamers’
Under current law many so-called Dreamers are technically subject to deportation to home countries.
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2016 Surge in Chicago Gun Violence
Chicago experienced a level of gun violence unseen in nearly two decades in 2016.
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Gas Hike Fuels Disorder Around Mexico
Social unrest swept across Mexico in early January as protests over a hike in gasoline prices escalated into acts of looting, riots and blockades of highways.
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Catholics have peak clout in the new U.S. Congress
The pro-life movement may be one of the biggest beneficiaries as the Republicans take control of both the White House and Congress.
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Archbishop Coleridge: Resist ‘False Clarity’
As the head of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia, the archbishop was a delegate to the meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2015.
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Colombia Peacemakers
In an unexpected diplomatic initiative to consolidate the fragile peace accord in Colombia, Pope Francis on Dec. 14 brought together the country’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, and his archrival, former president Senator Álvaro Uribe, a strong opponent of the accord.
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Refugee Office
Moving quickly to strengthen the Section for Refugees and Migrants in the new Vatican department for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, Pope Francis has appointed as under secretaries a Canadian Jesuit, Michael Czerny, and an Italian member of the Scalabrini Fathers, Fabio Baggio. The Vati