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FaithScripture Reflections
Fellow Catholics: What unites us is much more important than what divides us
A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Lent, by Kevin Clarke
Irish children in Catholic school uniforms stand in front of their school
FaithNews
Catholic faith has plummeted in Ireland. But Dominicans and lay educators see hope for a revival.
Even after decades of Ireland’s rapid societal secularization, clergy and laypeople have cause for optimism about the renewal of the Catholic faith first brought to the Emerald Isle by St. Patrick in 432.
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FaithNews
Polish bishops defend St. John Paul II, form independent commission to get ‘full picture’ on sex abuse record
The bishops of Poland announced they will create a commission of experts to investigate cases of abuse of minors by clergy from the past, including Karol Wojtyla's archbishopric.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
JFK to Mitch McConnell: How Irish Americans went from reliable Democrats to leading the GOP
This St. Patrick’s Day we can find Irish Americans at the height of political power, but they may not be what predecessors like John F. Kennedy and Patrick Moynihan expected.
the pool of siloam in Jerusalem where Jesus healed the blind man
The WordFourth Sunday of Lent
The symbols we need in Lent: water, light and life

If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you are saying, ‘We see,’ so your sin remains. (Jn 9:41)

FaithThe Good Word
Prince Harry, Jesus and the ‘spares’ in our lives we overlook
A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent by Father Terrance Klein
Relatives gather around one of the victims of the attack by gunmen during a Pentecost Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, as she receives treatment at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo, Nigeria, June 6, 2022. Reports said at least 50 people were killed in the attack. (CNS photo/Temilade Adelaja, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Interview: Jesuit journalist on the roots of insurgent violence in Africa—and how faith communities are responding
Extremist and criminal violence is on the rise across Northern Africa from Somalia to Nigeria as local security forces face off against gangs and insurgencies they are often ill-equipped to contain.
corned beef and cabbage and carrots on a plate for st patricks day
FaithExplainer
When St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday in Lent, should we eat the corned beef?
Can (or should) you eat meat this St. Patrick's Day? Some archdioceses are giving out dispensations, while others insist upon fasting. Who is right?
A bishop in black robes speaks into a microphone at a bishops' conference
FaithNews
Bishop Daniel Flores named to synod preparatory commission
Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod, has named Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, and six others to be members of the preparatory commission for the general assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October.
pope francis sits in his chair at the general audience
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis: In the creed we say we believe in an ‘apostolic church.’ What does that mean?
So, what does it mean to be apostles? It means being sent for a mission.