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“We will not tire of emphasizing that the church in Germany will not follow a ‘German special path’,” said a joint statement by the Synodal Presidium, the president of the German Bishops’ Conference and ZdK President Irme Stetter-Karp.
FaithThe Word
July 31, 2022, the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Generosity requires that we be “rich in what matters to God.”
FaithShort Take
We laypeople are failing in our mission. We have outsourced evangelization to a few paid members of staff and a collective of volunteers.
Politics & SocietyNews
An opportunity for more research on ectopic pregnancies cannot be overlooked as controversy over these pregnancies erupted following Roe v. Wade being overturned.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mary of Magdala, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Arts & CultureIdeas
The new film “Elvis” isn’t long enough to include all of Elvis’s gospel hits, but here are some highlights from his career.
Arts & CultureMusic
On his new album, Andrew Bird takes a hard look at the ills of contemporary America and wonders how on earth we got here.
FaithNews
“We are reaching a breaking point,” the pope wrote in his message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation.
FaithExplainer
Pope Francis will soon arrive in Canada. What is the history of residential schools in Canada? And what might a papal apology mean in a long, important process of truth-telling and reconciliation?
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Pope Francis, 85, and U.S. President Joseph Biden, 79, have engaged questions about their age and capacity to lead differently, offering clues about their leadership styles and priorities.
FaithNews
“It seems necessary to make it clear that the ‘Synodal Path’ in Germany does not have the power to compel bishops and the faithful to assume new modes of governance and new approaches to doctrine and morals,” the Vatican said.
FaithThe Good Word
This is the theological virtue we call hope: remaining open to what will come, to whatever God determines. And what that might be, we truly do not know, no matter how certain we might think that we are.
Politics & Society
Archbishop Gallagher on U.S.-Vatican relations, the Holy See joining the Paris climate agreement and where Pope Francis hopes to visit in the coming year.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Stephen McNulty
FaithThe Word
July 24, 2022, the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The story of Sodom and Gomorrah has been misused to attack and condemn people based on sexual orientation, yet the tradition is rooted in a critique of inhospitality and injustice toward outsiders.
FaithFaith
"Sit in the front," and more methods for engaging your teenagers in the service.
FaithFaith in Focus
It is right and just to feel anger at people like the Parkland shooter. What do we do with that anger, though?
Politics & SocietyVideo
On July 24–29, 2022, Pope Francis will make a historic visit to Canada, where he will meet with many Indigenous Peoples across the country and issue an in-person apology for the Catholic Church's involvement in the residential school system, which for nearly 200 years waged a cultural war on Canada's Indigenous Peoples.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke
FaithDispatches
One part of President Joe Biden’s ultra-publicized trip to the Middle East took place in private, away from the eyes of any of the journalists who accompanied him on the five-day visit.