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A young, internally displaced Afghan woman carries a child near their shelter at a camp on the outskirts of Kabul in June 2019. (CNS photo/Omar Sobhani, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyFeatures
J.D. Long García
Many faith-based organizations are among those working to provide assistance. Returning to Afghanistan is simply not an option.
Sister Thereselle Arruda reads to preschoolers at St. Peter Indian Mission School in Bapchule, Ariz. The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity have served the Gila River Indian Community since 1935. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)
Politics & SocietyYour Take
Our readers
Readers respond to our September editorial, "Catholic Education on the Margins," on school voucher programs.
Sisters of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, an order founded in Argentina, are seen after the ceremony where they professed vows at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2017. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
FaithLast Take
Thu Do
Nearly 400 international religious institutes have extended their mission to the United States. This has helped the ranks of women religious better reflect an increasingly diverse Catholic population.
Arts & CultureBooks
John W. Miller
Sports memoirs tend to have a certain arc: the odyssey of the triumphant athlete. But every now and then, a retired athlete—like Jerry West, Abby Wambach and Gale Sayers—tells a more complicated story.
Arts & CultureBooks
Tom Deignan
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's new book is a fierce diagnosis of what continues to tear America apart.
Arts & CultureBooks
Colleen Dulle
Vatican diplomacy has as its primary goal peace through dialogue, which runs counter to the complex dance of pressures and negotiations that nation-states use to jockey for power on the global stage.
Arts & CultureBooks
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon finds that her childhood and that of former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway were strangely similar—and yet diverged in telling ways.
Brother Jim Boynton greets an incoming freshman at University of Detroit High School and Academy (photo: U. of D. Jesuit).
FaithJesuit School Spotlight
Maurice Timothy Reidy
There were once over 30 Catholic high schools in the city of Detroit. There are now three.
FaithFaith in Focus
Ted Kennedy Jr.
Ted Kennedy Jr. on the importance of godparents: The need and desire for spiritual guidance, love, support and personal mentorship does not end when we reach adulthood.
for an article on immigration and migration from colombia, view of the border wall between the united states and mexico
FaithFaith in Focus
V.A. García
I have crossed deserts and climbed walls to protect my son from violence in Colombia.
Marie Keating of St. John Neumann in Eagan, Minn., holds a pro-life sign at a June 24, 2022, rally in downtown St. Paul. 9CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)
FaithFaith and Reason
Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa
Women need support and resources when that second line shows up on a pregnancy test. Their first thought is not to wonder how their senator, president or prime minister feels about abortion.
FaithFeatures
Laura Loker
While Catholic employers still have a long way to go in figuring out sustainable maternity leave policies, most are missing another easily implemented opportunity to support women and families more generally: offering part-time, flexible jobs.
FaithInterviews
Gerard O’Connell
The new rector, Mark Lewis, S.J., also opened up about the Gregorian's upcoming merger with the Pontifical Biblical and Oriental Institutes.
the white house and lawn with yellow leaves on the grass, a large red ribbon hangs in a loop shape to memorialize world aids day in december
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A federal judge has ruled that employers need not provide insurance that covers PrEP on religious grounds. Catholic ethicists say that PrEP is morally acceptable, especially for at-risk patients.
pope gestures in front of a screen on a plane that says welcome on board
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The pope said on the plane back from Kazakhstan that it is sometimes morally licit for countries to purchase weapons for the purpose of self-defense.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
While most people, when asked to describe the relationship between the papacy and the British monarchy, would likely think of the Henry VIII affair, in reality the relationship between the two heads-of-state-slash-heads-of-churches is quite cordial.
FaithInterviews
The Gloria Purvis Podcast
On the season premiere of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria speaks with Bishop Andrew Cozzens about the meaning of the Eucharist, the eucharistic revival and the importance of encounter in creating missionary disciples.
Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, greets Pope Francis in his car.
FaithNews
Ngala Killian Chimtom - Catholic News Service
Bishop Athanasius Schneider said the interfaith congress Kazakhstan could give the impression that the pope supports “a supermarket of religions” that people could choose freely from.
Jefferson, an 8-year old boy from Honduras, stands near his parents as he is questioned by a border patrol agent Aug. 26, 2022, after they smuggled across the Rio Grande into Roma, Texas. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Politicians may fear losing elections, but too many citizens seem to fear migrants and asylum seekers themselves.
a court gavel in focus with wood wall and glass window behind it
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
In Franciscan Alliance v. Becerra, the 5th Circuit Court voted to block HHS from forcing religious health care providers to perform gender-transition procedures on patients based on moral grounds.