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A man carries a bag of wheat supplied by Catholic Relief Services and USAID for emergency food assistance in a village near Shashemane, Ethiopia, in this 2016 photo. (CNS Photo/Nancy McNally, Catholic Relief Services)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Most humanitarian agencies operate just ahead of insolvency in the best of times, Nate Radomski, the executive director of American Jesuits International, says.
Peter Sarsgaard, left, as Roone Arledge in ‘September 5’ (Paramount Pictures)
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
“September 5,” a claustrophobic chronicle of the ABC sports journalists who brought the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack to 900 million viewers, is a story of confidence and failure.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The pope’s address came on the 10th anniversary of two papal documents that aimed to make the Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process quicker, cheaper and more pastoral.
Ava Lalezarzadeh (Goli) in Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway-premiere production of “English.”
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Middle Eastern representation is notably scarce in New York. ”English” and ”A Knock on the Roof" seeks to change that.
FaithFaith and Reason
Thomas P. Rausch
The Eucharist is not simply a cultural legacy. It is more than a moving performance or a beautiful ritual symbolizing transcendence. And liturgy is more than aesthetics.
Madison Lawlor as Jenny in ‘Green and Gold.’ (Childe Productions)
Arts & CultureFilm
John Dougherty
The new film ‘Green and Gold’ credits prolific Christian writer and farmer Wendell Berry as its biggest influence. It’s easy to see why.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This special deep dive episode recaps the 2024 Vatican meeting of the Synod on Synodality, featuring interviews with five synod delegates about the tensions and unexpected breakthroughs in the Synod hall—and outside it.
Syrians hold a copy of the Quran next to a Christian cross during a demonstration in support of unity among minorities and the ousting of the Bashar Assad government in Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Clotilde Bigot
The rapid victory of the Sunni opposition fighters over regular army units loyal to Mr. al-Assad has left many wondering how Syria’s minority faith groups—Alawites, Christians, Shiites and others—will fare as H.T.S. consolidates its control.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
In order for the United States to remain “a government of laws, not of men,” the editors write, all officials entrusted with elected authority must recognize the constraints on their own power.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Leilani Fuentes
It is no secret that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops receives federal grants to assist in refugee resettlement.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his breakaway society, has died.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
It has come as a surprise to many in the Holy See that the Vatican bank fired a newlywed couple, with three young children between them, after a new internal bank regulation went into effect barring workplace marriages.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis offered his condolences saying, “In commending the souls of the deceased to the loving mercy of almighty God, I offer my deepest sympathies to the families who are now mourning the loss of a loved one.”
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, by Father Terrance Klein
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
“The church is not against deportations per se, but there are several conditions that need to be in place.”
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
February 2, 2025, the Presentation of the Lord: There is something about the mother-child bond that holds even after death. This fact makes it easier to consider all the ways Mary plays a vital role in the life of her son’s redemptive mission.  
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has determined that “in the event of the transfer of a holy day of obligation, the obligation to attend Mass is not transferred.”
FaithNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
Clergy and religious continue to speak out against the Trump administration's sweeping changes to immigration policy as large-scale deportation operations ramp up.
FaithExplainer
Colleen Dulle
On Jan. 25, Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church was open to accepting a common date for Easter “that everyone wants.” While the pope’s call may seem groundbreaking, it actually goes back to the Second Vatican Council.
FaithNews
Kate Scanlon - OSV News
The White House on Jan. 28 suggested it would seek to strip federal funds from nongovernmental organizations including Catholic Charities as part of its effort to enforce its immigration policies.