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FaithScripture Reflections
Kerry Weber
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Filipe Domingues
Devastated by malnutrition and preventable diseases like flu, pneumonia, anemia, malaria and diarrhea, the Yanomami people have been called victims of a contemporary genocide by government authorities.
Arts & CultureShort Take
Jim McDermott
The Super Bowl ads are effective precisely because they’re less interested in Jesus and more interested in getting us to think about our choices.
FaithScripture Reflections
Valerie Schultz
A Reflection for Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis today publicly denounced the sentencing of Nicaragua’s Bishop Rolando Álvarez to 26 years and four months in prison.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Thomas Collins as archbishop of Toronto and appointed Bishop Francis Leo to succeed him as the 14th archbishop of Canada’s largest diocese.
FaithScripture Reflections
Christopher Parker
A Reflection for Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Christopher Parker
FaithNews
Elizabeth E. Evans – Religion News Service
Many Catholic nuns, in the Philadelphia area as elsewhere, are known to be among the country’s most rabid sports fans.
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
A conversation with Jenna Barnett, the host of the new podcast “Lead Us Not” from Sojourners.
Arts & CultureBooks
Jill Rice
The genre that spawned “Bridgerton” is perhaps the least Catholic type of fiction available today, but its relationships are more Catholic than expected.
people stand outside holding signs about priest accountability
Politics & SocietyNews
Kathryn Post – Religion News Service
“To me, placing survivors’ stories first is about cultural transformation,” said the Rev. Gerard McGlone in regard to the report involving case studies of abuse cover-up in Catholic diocese.
Arts & CultureBooks
Kaya Oakes
To face potential mortal illness with wry humor and a taste for the ironic takes a delicate touch, but that is what the United Church of Christ pastor and writer Molly Baskette does in her new book.
Left: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes reacts before the NFL AFC Championship playoff football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Right: Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks Jalen Hurts kneels with running back Miles Sanders during the NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Philadelphia.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Is it sound theology to think God was on one's own side after a victory? Who can capture the mind of God; do we know that he doesn't care who wins a game?
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This week on ‘Inside the Vatican,’ Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss Pope Francis’ six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, which the pope called a pilgrimage of peace.
archbishop justin welby of the anglican church talks
FaithNews
Simon Caldwell - OSV News
The Church of England banned church weddings for same-sex couples while allowing priests to bless same-sex marriages and partnerships.
FaithScripture Reflections
Kevin Clarke
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, by Kevin Clarke
A billboard in front of a school reads "St. Hubert"
FaithNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
A Catholic high school in Philadelphia is taking action after several of its students posted a racist social media video that has sparked community protests.
FaithFaith in Focus
Paul Wilkes
Brother Mary Joseph lay in state at Mepkin Abbey, his simple funeral liturgy soon to begin, fitting for a man who lived a simple life at the South Carolina Trappist monastery.
Politics & Society
David Agren - OSV News
Nicaragua has released more than 200 political prisoners, including Catholic priests, students, and opponents of the regime, who were taken from detention in deplorable conditions and sent to the United States.
FaithFaith and Reason
Peter C. Phan
Pope Francis presents the good Samaritan as the prototype of the fraternity and social friendship that creates the “culture of encounter” and builds bridges of love among all.