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FaithShort Take
Thomas J. Reese
Pope Francis will soon have appointed 72% of the cardinal electors—but the next pope could still surprise us.
Politics & SocietyNews
Kate Scanlon - OSV News
Pro-life leaders respond to former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump calling six-week abortion bans “terrible,” singling out Florida's ban in particular.
FaithScripture Reflections
Heather Trotta
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Heather Trotta
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A small Catholic parish recently invited parishioners, neighbors and tourists to relive the wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jaqueline Bouvier, on what would have been the couple’s 70th anniversary this month.
Politics & SocietyNews
Claire Giangravé - Religion News Service
In an online conversation with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Pope Francis stressed the importance of people and nations coming together to care for the environment and to put an end to global conflicts.
FaithOpinion
Charles C. CamosyJoe Vukov
With new technology that aims to manufacture a human embryo without sperm or egg, are scientists coming too close to playing God?
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland.
FaithFaith and Reason
Blase J. Cupich
No Jesuit Catholic university’s mission should be reduced to the wider culture’s understanding of social justice.
Politics & SocietyNews
Paolo Santalucia - Associated PressNicole Winfield - Associated Press
Pope Francis met with Russia's new ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky as the Vatican's Ukraine peace envoy prepares for another possible trip to Russia.
FaithScripture Reflections
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy
FaithPodcasts
Preach
Manuel Williams, C.R., reflects on his unique preaching journey, highlighting the impactful guidance he received from two remarkable women in his life: Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, F.S.P.A., and Sister Joan Delaplane, O.P.
FaithScripture Reflections
Delaney Coyne
A Reflection for the Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs, by Delaney Coyne
FaithNews
Ponto SJ
“In a world divided, wounded and in need of healing, peace and reconciliation, La Civiltà Cattolica offers everyone a message of hope,” Nuno da Silva Gonçalves, S.J., said in reaction to the appointment.
A memorial march marks the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland, on Jan. 30, 2022. Families of the 14 unarmed Catholics killed by the British military in 1972 are challenging the British government's resistance to prosecuting the soldiers in the courts. (CNS photo/Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
With so many political and cultural forces arrayed against the Legacy and Reconciliation proposal, why has Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government pressed on?
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
What unique challenges are seminarians are facing? How is counseling helping?
FaithFaith in Focus
Josh Hawrot
By following the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life we are able to implement simple, achievable practices that help us practice our baptismal mission to be priests, prophets and royals, both at home and in the world.
Photo of a newly married couple holding hands
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
This is what Peggy Sue learns: we all want a second chance at the past, but the real second chances only happen in the here and now.
FaithNews Analysis
Maurice Timothy Reidy
I asked my fellow Gen-Xers on staff to reflect on this trend, and what may be contributing to it.
Irish poet and Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney at the University College Dublin, February 11, 2009 (Sean O’Connor/Wikimedia Commons)
Arts & CultureBooks
Paul Corcoran
Ten years after his death, commentators and admirers of Seamus Heaney are still looking for new ways to measure his life and work.
A migrant and her daughter wait for aid outside the offices of Catholic Charities in New York City, Aug. 16, 2022, after being transported via charter bus from Texas. (OSV News photo/David Delgado, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Delaney Coyne
According to the mayor’s office, more than 104,000 migrants have arrived in New York since the spring of 2022. Many went straight to Catholic Charities for help.