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Matthew Perry arrives at the premiere of "The Invention of Lying" in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in the hit series “Friends,” has died. He was 54. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jake Martin
What do you do when literally the entire world loves you, but not you?
Arts & CultureBooks
Nick Ripatrazone
'Big Fiction' is a book full of cogent analysis, ambitious argument, juicy quotes from insiders and a demonstration of the central role of Catholics in American publishing.
a man stands outside a backlit bus station in the dark
FaithFaith in Focus
Our readers
In these (very) short essays, readers describe the ways in which they encountered God. The Lord can be present even in people or situations we least expect.
Philip Endean, S.J., with Joseph Munitiz, S.J. (photo courtesy of the author)
FaithFaith in Focus
Paul Nicholson
The British Jesuit Philip Endean showed how Karl Rahner’s theology had deep roots in his experience of the Spiritual Exercises.
Sufjan Stevens performing during the tour for his album Illinois in 2005
Arts & CultureMusic
Amanda Bergeman
Usually private about his personal life, Stevens dedicated the album to his “beloved partner,” who passed away in April.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
On the heels of the release of “Laudate Deum,” Pope Francis will travel to Dubai later this month to participate in the U.N. Climate Change conference, commonly known as COP28.
An image of Hector, voiced by Gael Garcia Bernal, and Miguel, voiced by Anthony Gonzalez, in a scene from the animated movie "Coco."
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
In “Coco,” memory doesn’t just summon up phantoms from the past, it reunites us with those we’ve lost.
The children of single mother Jessica Moreno of Wood Dale, Ill., (Julian, 16, Jenesis, 6, and Jayden, 12) are seen in an undated photo. Ms. Moreno used a series of $750-a-month checks under the temporarily expanded child tax credit program to rent an apartment for herself and her children and avoid becoming homeless. (CNS photo/courtesy Jessica Moreno)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kathleen Bonnette
The child poverty rate was cut almost in half after an expansion of the child tax credit. So why did Congress, including many in the pro-life movement, let the expansion lapse?
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States, speaks during a Mass for the announcement of elevating the Diocese of Las Vegas to an archdiocese at the Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer in Las Vegas Oct. 16, 2023. (OSV News photo/Robin Jerstad, Archdiocese of Las Vegas)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“We cannot say there are bishops who are on the left and ones that are on the right. This is a false analysis,” said Cardinal Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
FaithScripture Reflections
Valerie Schultz
A Reflection for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls), by Valerie Schultz
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for All Souls’ Day, by Father Terrance Klein
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
Catherine Clifford, an ecclesiologist and North American voting member in the Synod on Synodality, joins Colleen Dulle, the host of “Inside the Vatican,” in Rome to discuss the synod's implications for church structures and hierarchy.
This cover image released by Republic Records shows "1989 (Taylor’s Version)" by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)
Arts & CultureMusic
Delaney Coyne
With her release of the album “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”, Taylor Swift revisits the recording that transformed her from a star into a supernova, reflecting with joyful grace on the woman she was still becoming.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
November 5, 2023, Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: The prophet Malachi addressed words of challenge to all his listeners, and did not fear offending those who felt a sense of entitlement because of their office. 
FaithNews
Francis D'Emilio - Associated Press
Pope Francis updated the statutes for the Pontifical Academy of Theology, which hadn't been revised in nearly 25 years, urging theologians to consider the challenges of ordinary people.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints, by Father Terrence Klein
FaithShort Take
Timothy Michael Dolan
Sometimes 'culture warriors' are necessary. The Catholic Church in the United States has had occasion in our history to be more Ezekiel-like in its approach to culture.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Five decades ago, 'The Exorcist' proved to be a box office juggernaut—and caused America's editors to devote a special issue to the film.
FaithNews Analysis
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Amid conflict and mistrust, the goal of the Synod on Synodality—to teach us to “walk together”—is still a work in progress.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“We can’t go backward,” Cardinal Robert McElroy told America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O‘Connell at the end of the first session of the Synod on Synodality.