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What Julian of Norwich can teach us about oneness with God.
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The year 2020 was dominated by three huge topics: the Covid-19 pandemic, the presidential election and the mass movement against racism. What else got the attention of America readers?
Students from MDQ Academy Islamic School in Brentwood, N.Y., and St. Anthony’s High School in nearby Huntington, N.Y., listen to speakers at an interfaith event at the Catholic school on April 26, 2017. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters)
Did Catholic voters consider the marginalized in this year’s election? Shannon K. Evans writes that personal encounters with those whose rights are threatened can make a difference.
As he enters his 84th year, Pope Francis continues to be an important source of hope and encouragement for countless people in a world where these are in short supply.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have the opportunity to reengage with America’s diverse faith community.
In July demonstrators show their opposition to the death penalty outside the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., where federal executions are conducted. (CNS photo/Bryan Woolston, Reuters)
The Trump administration's execution spree in the second half of the year was without precedent and widely condemned.
Joe Biden’s Catholic faith was on full display as he quoted a prayer cherished by many Catholics: “Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is darkness, light.”
Pope Francis greets then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Vatican in this April 29, 2016, file photo. Church and diplomatic experts are assessing how U.S.-Vatican diplomacy will change with Biden, as U.S. president. He is the second Catholic elected to the nation's highest office in U.S. history. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
There is much on which a Biden administration and the Holy See can collaborate.
Some are claiming the warrant of the Gospel for these assaults on democracy, which undermines the credibility of evangelization.
While most Americans remain religious, the fundamental belief that religion and politics should operate in separate spheres remains strong in the United States.