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FaithFaith in Focus
Kerry Weber
I do not have time to go to the church’s rosary for peace in Ukraine, but I go anyway. I have to do something, even though I feel like my small gesture will amount to nothing.
A young boy has chocolate smeared on his face after eating dessert.
FaithFaith in Focus
Simcha Fisher
A good rule of thumb for Lent: Be childlike, not childish.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Sonja Livingston
a thousand pink buds headed toward something that can’t be turned back,
Politics & SocietyNews
Associated Press
Mothers are already entitled to six months’ maternity leave at full pay, which they can extend by another six months at half-pay. Parents who adopt a child are entitled to a similar benefit.
FaithPodcasts
The Gloria Purvis Podcast
On “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria speaks with Father Manuel Williams about Sister Thea Bowman and the importance of Black spirituality and liturgy in the U.S. church.
Politics & SocietyNews
George P. Matysek, Jr. - Catholic News Service
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori offered solidarity with the Ukrainian community, greeting parishioners prior to morning worship and listening to harrowing stories of family members besieged in Ukraine.
FaithDispatches
J.D. Long García
When it comes to the “Synod on Synodality” initiated by Pope Francis, Bishop Daniel E. Garcia says we don’t need to reinvent the wheel.
Community
America Staff
Matthew F. Malone, S.J., president and editor in chief of America Media, announced today the selection of three graduating seniors to serve as the 2022-23 Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellows.
The Rev. Andrés Arango, speaks with a parishioner inside St. Gregory Catholic Church, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Phoenix after a baptism “do-over.”
FaithNews
Jacques Billeaud – Associated PressLuis Andres Henao - Associated Press
As the Rev. Andrés Arango poured holy water over the heads of a dozen people on Thursday evening, it represented the beginning of a new ministry for him: healing and helping those he invalidly baptized.
People gather to mourn the death of six Salvadoran Jesuits, on November 18, 1989, in San Salvador, El Salvador (AP Photo/Luis Romero).
Politics & SocietyNews
The Associated Press
Prosecutors announced charges against former president Alfredo Cristiani and a dozen other people, including former military officers, in the massacre. The list of charges will apparently include murder, terrorism and conspiracy.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Praying for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis called for prayer and fasting for the people of Ukraine.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
As Russian tanks and troops moved to attack Kyiv and explosions were heard across Ukraine’s capital city, Pope Francis spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this Saturday afternoon, Feb. 26.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
As Russian troops approached Ukraine’s capital, Pope Francis phoned the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, offering his encouragement and promising, “I will do everything I can” to help.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
Mar. 6, 2022, the First Sunday of Lent: At the beginning of Lent, the readings call on us to reflect on challenges that we must face and overcome.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that eight sets of nominees will be cut from the Oscars telecast this year. Their decision is all too familiar to me as a Catholic.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
TV shows rarely get it right when depicting priests or men and women religious—but "The Sister Boniface Mysteries" offers a welcome look at a believable and positively portrayed woman in religious life.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
On this “Inside the Vatican” episode, host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell examine the religious aspects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Fannie Lou Hamer, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, enters the 1964 National Democratic Convention in Atlantic City, N.J.
FaithShort Take
Chris Crawford
As the pro-life movement prepares for the possibility of a post-Roe America, there are several lessons it can learn from Hamer’s advocacy and the civil rights movement.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
John W. Miller
Virtual reality is taking off, and it is more than a game: The metaverse promises relief from human pain and longing. But can it become just another addiction?
Joanne Pereira sings the closing hymn during Sunday Mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Alexandria, Va., on Nov. 27, 2011. (CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec)
FaithShort Take
Robert Aaron Wessman, G.H.M.
Recognizing and celebrating diversity does not threaten unity in the church. Instead, it strengthens the ability of evangelizers to embrace people on the margins of society.