Prompted by the beginnings of both Leo XIV’s papacy and the second term of Donald J. Trump, the bishops are using their voice in a new way.
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Priests are wearing cassocks again. Should you care?
Who is letting other people’s clothing choice get so deeply under their skin? You? People you know? This author?
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How an F.D.N.Y. chaplain was formed by 9/11
As a young man, Chris Keenan befriended Mychal Judge, O.F.M. He never expected to follow in his footsteps.
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Meet the Catholic schools serving students with special needs
Because Catholic education should be available to all.
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Fulton Sheen Bet on America. Some Catholics Want to Call It Off.
Fulton Sheen saw America as fertile ground for Catholicism. The offer still stands.
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How Catholics have defended free elections—and why they must do so again
Catholics must decide whether we will defend the integrity of U.S. elections as a moral expression of love for neighbor, or watch as the country slides further into authoritarianism.
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After the Revival: How Ohio State is preparing a wave of Catholic converts for life in ordinary time
73 students became Catholic at Ohio State this year. Are parishes ready to welcome them?
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What happens when a society (and a church) stops listening to the elderly
Young people should be looking for ways not only to care for our elders, but to dialogue, have fun, and simply inhabit spaces with them.
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The forgotten history of the Catholic Church and the American Revolution
The Catholic Church in the United States in 1776 was so tiny that it didn’t play a major role in the American Revolution—but the war affected the local church in important and lasting ways.
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Laboring for Beauty: The Tradition of Catholic Worker Art
Since the first Catholic Worker artists filled the pages of its newspaper with woodblock prints, art has been an important dimension of the organization’s vision of the reconstruction of the social order.