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FaithExplainer
Jim McDermott
Things to know before you get engaged; things to know if one of you is divorced; and things to know about the process of preparing your wedding with the church.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
“The pope is fine. He’s better than before,” said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the chief surgeon who operated on the pope June 7 to repair a hernia; he also operated on the pope in 2021.
Pride flag against a background of mountains and blue sky.
FaithScripture Reflections
Alessandra Rose
A Reflection for the 10th Friday in Ordinary Time, by Alessandra Rose
Arts & CultureMusic
Thomas M. Bolin
Paul Simon's new album, 'Seven Psalms,' piles up its own imagery for God, encompassing the biblical God of both comfort and destruction.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Laramie, S.J.
If you are faithful but unsure of yourself; if your heart is broken by a shattered relationship or the loss of a loved one; if you are an energetic young person, looking to set your heart on fire—the Sacred Heart is for you.
Arts & CultureBooks
Brian Linnane
In his new memoir, a noted scholar of L.G.B.T. history describes a world of extended family, Catholic schools and parish life that offered a relatively safe space for him to discover himself as a politically progressive gay man.
Mavis Staples and Mahalia Jackson in ‘Summer of Soul’ (Hulu)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
‘Summer of Soul’ celebrates Black culture and joy, full of both good news and Good News.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
While most Catholic hospitals already refrain from offering transgender surgeries and hormonal interventions, the vote means that the bishops will move to formalize such bans.
Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” on May 5, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Arts & CultureMusic
Kevin Christopher Robles
That day I spent in New Jersey, Taylor Swift would be my pastor, MetLife Stadium my parish, and the Swiftie community my congregation.
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
This week on Jesuitical, Ashley and Zac welcome Ricardo da Silva, S.J., their colleague and the host of the brand new podcast from America Media, “Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast.”
FaithFaith in Focus
Kevin Christopher Robles
John Francis Regis, whose feast Catholics celebrate on June 16, is not the most well-known saint. Unlike other Jesuits of his time, Regis did not have a particularly notable mission or die a martyr.
Arts & CultureShort Take
Greg Erlandson - Catholic News Service
Father Marko Rupnik is a remarkably gifted artist. He also stands accused of horrific spiritual, psychological or sexual abuse. What should we do with his many works?
Dr. Sergio Alfieri, left. the chief surgeon who operated on Pope Francis, and Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, right, speak at a news conference at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell tells host Colleen Dulle what he has heard from sources who have spoken to the pope in recent days.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Colleen Dulle
How does the Vatican communicate about the pope’s health—and what accounts for their changing tactics?
A Catholic priest speaks to the Pope
FaithNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
In his book, “Nothing but the Truth: My Life Beside Benedict XVI,” Archbishop Georg Gänswein admitted that a “climate of trust” had never been created between him and Pope Francis.
FaithGoodNews
Christopher Parker
Young adults with autism have few places to turn when the services they received as children end. This leads many autistic adults to live at home for years with parents who worry for their children as they age.
Two people embracing each other
FaithScripture Reflections
Kaya Oakes
A Reflection for Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis’ recovery from an operation for an incisional hernia on June 7 has “progressed in a regular way,” and he will be discharged from hospital and return to the Vatican on Friday morning, June 16.
Pope Francis greets Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik during a private audience at the Vatican in this Jan. 3, 2022, file photo.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order said Thursday it has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women.
A man sits on a park bench with his head down and a cloth bag of his belongings next to him .(iStock/Srdjanns74)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
Rather than make it easier to find affordable housing, governments at all levels are trying to “solve” homelessness by criminalizing the actions of homeless people.