Scripture Reflections

Making small changes in a still wounded world

A Reflection for Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke

by Kevin Clarke June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Dispatches

Jesuits to Congress: Look to Pope Leo for A.I. policy ideas

On June 2, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States addressed a letter to congressional leaders on the implications of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” for A.I. policy.

by Edward Desciak June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Podcasts

‘A shockwave through the system’: Pope Leo appoints EWTN president as communications prefect

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss Pope Leo’s surprising pick to lead Vatican communications.

by Inside the Vatican June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Vatican Dispatch

Interview: Madrid’s Cardinal Cobo says Pope Leo’s visit to Spain ‘is bringing out the best in people’

Cardinal José Cobo Cano, the archbishop of Madrid, knows Pope Leo well—and is experiencing “great joy” preparing for the Holy Father’s visit.

by Gerard O’Connell June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Faith in Focus

The image of a jealous God used to confuse me. Here’s how I think about it now.

A jealous God? Had I heard the words right? But how could such a thing be? Wasn’t the good Lord above all such petty things as jealousy?

by Paul Mariani June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Television

Civilization or savagery? What Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ reveals about human nature

“Lord of the Flies” is an allegory of human disorder and depravity—in a word, what the Christian tradition has called the “fall.”

by Matthew Becklo June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Ideas

Oligarchs can’t ruin the World Cup

The beautiful game has never belonged to the authoritarians who host it. It’s always been ours, and it’s up to us to keep it that way.

by Antonio De Loera-Brust June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

News

Cardinal McElroy removes priest from exorcism ministry over UFO, demon comments

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy has removed a priest from his exorcism ministry in the Archdiocese of Washington, citing concerns over the cleric’s recent social media statements “linking UFOs to demonic presence.”