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FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
This week, Jesuitical is joined by Sister Donna Dodge, the president of the Sisters of Charity of New York, which recently decided to embark on a “path to completion.”
FaithScripture Reflections
Ashley McKinless
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, by Ashley McKinless
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
While in Portugal, Pope Francis plans to visit Fátima, the site of a recognized Marian apparition. Gerry and Colleen explain how the “secrets of Fátima” revealed there relate to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Members of Indigenous communities camp on the property of Chinese-owned Las Bambas copper mine in Peru April 26, 2022. (CNS photo/Angela Ponce, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Barbara Fraser
While religious groups have been at the forefront of the movement to divest from fossil fuels, the campaign to divest from mining is moving more slowly.
person praying with folded hands
FaithScripture Reflections
Kevin Jackson
A Reflection for Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Kevin Jackson
FaithExplainer
Colleen Dulle
Bishop Joseph Strickland recently accused Pope Francis of “undermining the Deposit of Faith.” It remains unknown whether Francis will publicly respond but past cases provide a clue of how the pope will approach this latest challenge.
An Italian man and woman stand with a climate change banner in front of a sculpture
FaithNews
Claire Giangravé - Religion News Service
Climate change activists faced trial at the Vatican on Wednesday (May 24) on vandalism charges for gluing themselves to the statue of “Laocoön and His Sons” in the Vatican Museums last summer.
Deep learning digital illustration
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
How do we know who the Holy Spirit is? We do not hear the Spirit speak in the same way that God the Father or God the Son have spoken, yet its presence is equally here.
A painting of Pentecost in Saint Anastasia church in Verona
FaithThe Word
May 28, 2023, Pentecost Sunday: A genuine concern for the church of tomorrow is the capacity to hear the sound of the Spirit speaking today.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up bills he signed during a bill signing ceremony at the Coastal Community Church at Lighthouse Point on May 16, 2023, in Lighthouse Point, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J. Kevin Appleby
Ron DeSantis has signaled that he will make Florida’s restrictive immigration policies a centerpiece of his presidential campaign. He is ignoring the fact that our nation relies on immigrant labor.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Last week, the Dodgers announced that they would honor what you might call “drag nuns” during their Pride Night on June 16, a common promotional event at many Major League ballparks during the month of June.
Silhouette of man standing on rock
FaithScripture Reflections
Molly Cahill
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Molly Cahill
FaithFaith in Focus
Britt Luby
I have heard it said that if the public could see the physical images of violence after a shooting, perhaps we would all be more fervent in our demand for radical change. I have seen it. Must I make you look, too?
A Catholic priest performs mass in a Mexican town
FaithNews
The Associated Press
In their quest to eliminate any threat to their operations drug cartels have killed journalists, environmental activists and priests, in addition to any average citizens caught in their way.
pope francis greets priests in italy from China in the vatican square
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon faced persecution as the first Korean priest. Yet he continued to spread the Gospel and evangelize the people of his nation.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
A worker’s advocate, feminist leader and civil rights proponent whose work continues today at the age of 93, Dolores Huerta was an under-recognized leader.
OSV News/Scott Audette, Reuters
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Michael J. O’LoughlinChristopher Parker
Ron DeSantis was raised Catholic, but he and and his wife, Casey, rarely discuss the particularities of their religious beliefs in public.
illinois attorney general kwame raoul, a bald black man wearing a suit, gestures while speaking in front of a bright blue wall with the seal of illinois in front of him
Politics & SocietyNews
Kathleen Foody - Associated PressMichael Tarm – Associated Press
Illinois’ attorney general released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Tuesday; investigators found that 451 clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950.
FaithNews
Carlos Valdez – Associated Press
Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating pedophilia scandal involving priests.
Couples holding hands
FaithScripture Reflections
Simcha Fisher
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Simcha Fisher