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Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
John Kennedy Toole's only novel was published after his death—but quickly became a classic of American comic fiction.
A picture of the Vatican
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The Vatican released a new policy consolidating the investment portfolios of all offices and keeping all current and future investments in line with the social doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Four years after the Holy See and China reached a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops, Archbishop Paul Gallagher says the results are “not terribly impressive.”
Arts & CultureVantage Point
The Editors
This story has no moral, only a great joy for Mrs. Toole, and a great sadness.
FaithScripture Reflections
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael O’Loughlin
Bill Hader in Season 3 of "Barry" (Merrick Morton/HBO) 
Arts & CultureTelevision
Robert David Sullivan
Watching the same character fall short of redemption, or meaningful contrition, over and over again, dozens of times, is torture.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“We’re getting to a very dangerous situation worldwide,” the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states said, “and it wouldn’t take much to make things even worse” and to arrive at “a world in conflict.”
a crowd of protesters before the Supreme Court hold signs which say "I am the post-roe generation" and "human rights begin in the womb" while the foremost protester shouts into a megaphone
Politics & SocietyNews
Josh Packard - Religion News Service
This moment is an opportunity for trusted adults, and especially faith leaders, to connect with young people and find out how their spirituality is connected to their feelings about Dobbs v. Jackson.
FaithInterviews
Nicholas D. Sawicki
Fra’ John Dunlap is one of the few professed religious of the Order of Malta and is the first North American to lead the Order as the lieutenant of the grand master.
St. Joseph socks (image from Sock Religious)
FaithGoodNews
Patrick Cullinan
Starting with Pope Francis footwear in 2017, Sock Religious now makes and sells products honoring Mother Teresa, St. Ignatius, and all manner of Catholic heroes.
The sign of the Anti-Fake News center is pictured in Bangkok, Thailand, in this Nov. 1, 2019 photo. Pope Francis asked members of Signis, a Catholic communicators association, to educate young people and help them understand how social media "become places of toxicity, hate speech and fake news." (CNS photo/Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
The pope told Catholic communicators they have an important role to play “through media education, networking Catholic media and countering lies and misinformation.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis says he will make “a penitential pilgrimage” to Canada July 24 to embrace and contribute to healing and reconciliation with its Indigenous peoples
FaithScripture Reflections
J.D. Long García
A Reflection for Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García
FaithScripture Reflections
Molly Cahill
A Reflection for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill
FaithScripture Reflections
Kevin Jackson
A Reflection for Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Jackson
Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in 'Ms. Marvel’ (photo courtesy of Marvel Studios)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
When it came to bringing Kamala Khan to the screen, Marvel has made all the right choices.
A basketball court in a concrete yard, surrounding by a prison building
Politics & SocietyNews
Scott Bauer - Associated Press
A Wisconsin judge ruled against the state prison system on Thursday, saying its Covid-19 visitor policy that barred Catholic clergy from meeting with inmates for more than a year violated religious freedom.
FaithShort Take
Patrick Cullinan
It is my hope that the bishops’ campaign inspires not just an intellectual conversion but a religious conversion, propelling American Catholics to fight for a more just economy and a more Christian society.
Father Stephen Saffron elevates the Eucharist during a Tridentine Mass at St. Josaphat Church in Queens, New York City, on July 18, 2021. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
FaithShort Take
Elisha Valladares-Cormier
Suppressing all elements of the Latin Mass would alienate Catholics who desire the reformed liturgy but also seek the rich liturgical elements of the centuries-old Tridentine celebration.
FaithScripture Reflections
Valerie Schultz
A Reflection for Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz