Domenico Sorrentino speaks to America about Pope Francis’ deep devotion to St. Francis of Assisi. The pope will sign his new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” in Assisi on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Evangelization
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Religious orders have saved the church before—and they can do it today
It is some comfort to recall that Catholics have already survived many difficult periods like our own.
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
Whether Trump or Biden wins, the church will keep losing. Where does that leave Christian voters?
A new proposal for how Christians can engage a post-Christian American politics.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Eusebio Kino, S.J., a ‘padre on horseback,’ moves closer to canonization
Kino was ”a classic example of the 17th-century philosopher-scientist, where faith meets science,” remembered as a defender of the Indigenous people of what would become the United States of America and Mexico.
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Don’t ‘blackmail’ kids into coming to church, archbishop says
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, has said that catechesis is a process in leading young people to a personal relationship with Jesus.
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U.S. priest finds his niche working in Bangkok with poorest of the poor
A Redemptorist priest, Father Joe Maier, reflects on his nearly 50 years as a missionary in Bangkok, Thailand.
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‘Parish priest on loan to the missions’ ends nine years as CNEWA president
Msgr. John E. Kozar, having completed nine years of service as head of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, is retiring from his post and reflects on his time as CNEWA head and on what he plans to do next.
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Review: Beauty in the corrupt world of the first century
In his new novel, Christos Tsiolkas depicts acts of profound cruelty and sadism, but also shows the love shared among the early followers of Jesus,
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How well will Catholic media weather the coronavirus downturn?
On April 9, the international Catholic publishing powerhouse Bayard announced that it would soon cease print publication of four magazines: Catechist, Hopeful Living, Today’s Catholic Teacher and Catholic Digest.
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Christianity in a time of sickness
In biblical terms, this all-pervasive sickness is a sign of the times.