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students protesting outside st hubert catholic school for girls, one holds a sign that reads "prejudices create pain"
Politics & SocietyNews
The Associated Press
Students at a Catholic high school in Philadelphia are now "no longer members of the school community" after posting a video in which one of them is in blackface.
FaithScripture Reflections
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
A Reflection for Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has dismissed the idea that he could soon resign and stated clearly for the first time, “I believe that the pope’s ministry is ad vitam [for life]. I see no reason why it should not be so.”
an old west town with blue sky and brown buildings
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein
FaithFeatures
Christopher J. Kellerman
The history of the church was nothing close to a steady, if interrupted, march to eliminate slavery.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Feb. 19, 2023, The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Like the call in Leviticus, the readings remind all the faithful to be set apart, to be holy, and this is fleshed-out in the love of one’s neighbor and more so in the love of one’s so-called enemies. In other words, the readings challenge us to grow up.
FaithScripture Reflections
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains.
FaithDispatches
Cristobal Spielmann
The Rev. David Misbrener welcomed a near-return to normal for residents of the village of East Palestine, Ohio, after “a really scary week.”
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
The Gloria Purvis Podcast
On “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria speaks with Dr. Jason Blakely, a political scholar and professor at Pepperdine University, about this burgeoning trend of Catholic integralism.
pope francis blesses a little girl in the arms of her father
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
Pope Francis explains the passion for evangelizing, which means that the disciples simultaneously stay with Jesus and go forth, having been sent by him.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Valentine’s Day has not historically been the favorite holiday of America writers, but reflections on love have always found a home in these pages.
A church building under construction
FaithNews
Bobby Ross Jr. - Associated Press
A $50 million shrine in Oklahoma built to honor the slain missionary — killed by three masked assassins who entered his rectory during Guatemala’s civil war — is expected to draw thousands of pilgrims to his home state.
FaithFaith in Focus
Nichole M. Flores
The singer's halftime performance illuminated some of the tensions experienced by pregnant women in the public eye.
FaithScripture Reflections
Kerry Weber
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Filipe Domingues
Devastated by malnutrition and preventable diseases like flu, pneumonia, anemia, malaria and diarrhea, the Yanomami people have been called victims of a contemporary genocide by government authorities.
Arts & CultureShort Take
Jim McDermott
The Super Bowl ads are effective precisely because they’re less interested in Jesus and more interested in getting us to think about our choices.
FaithScripture Reflections
Valerie Schultz
A Reflection for Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis today publicly denounced the sentencing of Nicaragua’s Bishop Rolando Álvarez to 26 years and four months in prison.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Thomas Collins as archbishop of Toronto and appointed Bishop Francis Leo to succeed him as the 14th archbishop of Canada’s largest diocese.
FaithScripture Reflections
Christopher Parker
A Reflection for Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Christopher Parker