Faith

Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, Calif., front right, prays during Mass in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mundelein Seminary on Jan. 3 at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Illinois, near Chicago. The U.S. bishops are on retreat Jan. 2-8 at the seminary. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
Why are the bishops praying about the abuse crisis instead of doing something about it?
By Zac Davis
A man walks into a confessional after 37 years
By Brad Dickson
The problem with looking for God in the clouds
By Valerie Schultz
Sister Helen Prejean fought the death penalty—and won
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Church News

What do U.S. Catholics think about Pope Francis and the sexual abuse crisis?

The author of a forthcoming book on the attitudes of U.S. Catholics finds anger over the sexual abuse crisis, but also the desire for a more active role for laypeople in the church.
By Thomas P. Sweetser

“We are all brothers and sisters” says Pope Francis in Christmas message

Francis prayed for peace, and said that "without the fraternity that Jesus Christ has bestowed on us, our efforts for a more just world fall short."
By Gerard O’Connell
Distracted at Mass? The science says you shouldn’t feel (too) bad
At least some of our distractions have their source in God—and have something to teach us.
James Lang January 4, 2019

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Scripture

Learning to see with the eyes of saints

What might be seen when the one looking looks again in a new way?
By Terrance Klein

What Michelangelo’s flawed Pietà teaches us about Mary

If, so often, the sad fate of women is to bear what men have wrought, Mary does this like no other.
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