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Watch: A conversation with Sam Sawyer, S.J., the 15th editor in chief of America.
FaithFaith in Focus
“What should I do for Lent?” That’s the wrong question. Rather, it is not the first question we should ask. It is the last one. Let me explain.
FaithShort Take
There is every reason to hope and even expect that pro-lifers will intentionally move with confidence into a Pro-Life 3.0 future focused on radical equality for both mother and child.
FaithPodcasts
Catholics love their saints. But it’s not easy to become one. On this special Deep Dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we take you inside the grueling process of saint-making.
Politics & SocietyNews
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
A Reflection for Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
FaithVatican Dispatch
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.”
FaithThe Good Word
A Homily for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein
FaithFeatures
The history of the church was nothing close to a steady, if interrupted, march to eliminate slavery.
FaithThe Word
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
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
FaithDispatches
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
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.
FaithSpeeches
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
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.
FaithNews
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
The singer's halftime performance illuminated some of the tensions experienced by pregnant women in the public eye.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber
Politics & SocietyDispatches
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
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.