In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis describes the witness to evangelization provided by monks and nuns, whose prayer sustains the mission of the Body of Christ.
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Pope Francis: Martyrdom is not a thing of the past
Pope Francis continues with his series of general audiences on evangelization: “Today there are persecutions of Christians throughout the world, many, many. There are more martyrs today than in the first times.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Praying for a child who has left the faith? Join the St. Monica club.
The St. Monica Ministry is composed mostly of mothers but welcomes anyone who wishes to meet regularly to pray for people who have left the Catholic Church.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
I asked an AI art generator to draw the communion of saints. I don’t love what it revealed about the Catholic Church.
What does A.I. paint as the communion of saints? And what does that say about how we have taught it to visualize the saints?
Posted inFaith, Your Take
The legacy of Pope Benedict XVI: Our readers weigh in
Our readers offered a variety of perspectives on Pope Benedict XVI and his ministry after the publication of America’s articles on his life and passing.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
How are saints made in the Catholic Church? Inside the long, complicated and expensive process
Catholics love their saints. But it’s not easy to become one. On this special Deep Dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we take you inside the grueling process of saint-making.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
How America magazine learned to love Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day has not historically been the favorite holiday of America writers, but reflections on love have always found a home in these pages.
Posted inFaith, News
$50M shrine will honor Blessed Stanley Rother, the first American martyr
A $50 million shrine in Oklahoma built to honor the slain missionary — killed by three masked assassins who entered his rectory during Guatemala’s civil war — is expected to draw thousands of pilgrims to his home state.
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Will Benedict XVI be made a saint? The complicated history of canonizing popes
Calls for the canonization of Pope Benedict XVI follow the trend of 20th and 21st century popes, but this “santo subito” process is not as common as it may seem today.
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Pope Francis: What St. Francis de Sales said about Christmas
Pope Francis reflects on Christmas and on St. Francis de Sales, who tells us “to desire nothing and reject nothing, to accept everything that God sends us.”