Voices
FaithInterviews
Pew reports that only 32 percent of U.S. Catholics believe in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The U.S. bishops are trying to make that number go up.
FaithFaith in Focus
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s tenure was not without controversy, but in my nine years of working with him, I found him to be a prayerful, generous and thoughtful man.
FaithDispatches
Bishop Dolan compared his outlook to that of Pope Francis, explaining that he “grew up in a very large family, nine kids. There’s no way of drawing a line in the sand with nine kids. You can’t do that.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Two years after George Floyd’s murder, bishops’ task force fights against ‘collective sin of racism’
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of police two years ago in Minneapolis sparked a national conversation about racism that continues today—the anniversary of his tragic death.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
“Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi’s position on abortion has become only more extreme over the years, especially in the last few months,” Archbishop Cordileone said in a statement May 20.
FaithDispatches
The mission to reach the marginalized L.G.B.T. community led Father James Martin and his collaborators to launch a new website, outreach.faith, on May 1.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Do Americans care about Ukrainians because they recognize them as victims of Vladimir Putin? Do Americans need a “big baddie” to hate before we take action on behalf of the poor and persecuted?
FaithJesuit School Spotlight
Students at Verbum Dei spend four days a week in school and one day a week in a corporate work-study program.
FaithLent Reflections
A Reflection for Tuesday of Holy Week, by J.D. Long-García
FaithShort Take
When talking about gun control policies, we must center our conversation around the sanctity of human life.