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father hans zollner prays with head bowed in his clerics with a gold cloth-covered wall behind him; the purple caps of bishops or cardinals are blurred in front of him in the foreground
Politics & SocietyNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
Father Hans Zollner clarified that his resignation was not intended to personally attack anyone or impede the work of the commission, which he called “a success in itself and a great idea by Pope Francis.”
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FaithScripture Reflections
Valerie Schultz
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter, by Valerie Schultz
theodore mccarrick in a file photo wears his collar and looks off to the side
Politics & SocietyNews
Harm Venhuizen - Associated Press
A criminal complaint filed on Friday alleges that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick sexually assaulted a Wisconsin man in 1977, when the alleged victim was 18 years old.
Picture of a sea of text merging in a blank screen held by a robot hand
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
You need not worry that I will be outsourcing “Of Many Things” columns to our robot overlords in the future.
Catholic Bishop Stephen Chow of Hong Kong in a red chasuble and white mitre wears a surgical mask.
FaithNews
Kanis Leung - Associated Press
Hong Kong's Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Beijing on Monday, marking the first visit to the Chinese capital by the city's bishop in nearly three decades, despite signs of Sino-Vatican strains.
parting clouds
FaithScripture Reflections
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
A Reflection for the Monday of the Second Week of Easter, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
a white robot with large eyes looks at the camera
Politics & SocietyFaith and Reason
Michael BurnsJoseph Vukov
New forms of A.I. raise pressing ethical and philosophical questions that must be addressed by Catholics and, for that matter, all people of good will.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In a Sunday audience with pilgrims, Pope Francis denounced the “offensive and baseless allegations” made against St. John Paul II by Pietro Orlandi, the brother of Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-old “Vatican girl” who disappeared on June 22, 1983.
FaithScripture Reflections
Molly Cahill
A Reflection for Saturday in the Octave of Easter, by Molly Cahill
seven young people sit around in chairs talking to each other in a courtyard area inside a building
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
With church leaders slated to meet in October for the next phase of the Synod on Synodality, the bishops conferences of the U.S. and Canada released a report summarizing the virtual meetings conducted with lay and ordained Catholics earlier this year.
FaithShort Take
James T. Keane
When J.F.K. visited Ireland in 1963, both Ireland and Irish-Americans celebrated the occasion. The visit of President Joe Biden this week inspired similar feelings—but in a situation far different.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
China has breached its long-fought-for agreement with the Vatican on the appointment of bishops.
Phillipa Soo (center) and company in Lincoln Center Theater's production of CAMELOT.
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Three strong new revivals offer an instructive comparative lens through which to view the form’s development over the decades. 
Arts & CultureFilm
Jim McDermott
The conversation of “The Pope: Answers” offers a provocative image of what church could be.
Two hands reaching out to each other
FaithScripture Reflections
Kerry Weber
A Reflection for Friday in the Octave of Easter, by Kerry Weber
russell crowe as father amorth blesses a man who is possessed by a demon with a small icon in his hand, the scene is dark with candles lit behind the two characters in the movie still
FaithNews
Deepa Bharath - Associated Press
In "The Pope's Exorcist," the story of Fr. Gabriele Amorth, known as "the James Bond of exorcists," is told with Russell Crowe as the main figure. It appears in theatres Friday, April 14.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
Mr. Biden’s visit is not just a symbolic endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement. The future of the accords has been thrown into doubt by the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union via its Brexit vote.
Arts & CultureFilm
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
“The Pope: Answers,” a new film on Hulu featuring the pope in conversation with 10 young Spanish-speaking people between the ages of 20 and 25, is a lived example of the culture of encounter to which Pope Francis exhorts us.
red and white boat on beach during daytime
FaithScripture Reflections
Joe Hoover, S.J.
A Reflection for Thursday in the Octave of Easter, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
CommunityNews
The Editors
Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor in chief of America, and Traug Keller, America Media’s president, announced today the selection of three graduating seniors to serve as the 2023-24 Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellows.