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Arts & CultureVantage Point
Patrick Samway
A wide-ranging interview with Andre Dubus on literary influences, faith and the process of writing.
Merrick Garland stands at a microphone with the seal of the Justice Department visible over his shoulder
Politics & SocietyNews
Julie Asher - Catholic News Service
Pro-life politicians and organizations have received many threats of violence since the Dobbs draft was leaked. Many are petitioning the Justice Department to do more about these threats.
Loreto House in Denton, Tex., was vandalized following the leak of a draft of a Supreme Court decision that might overturn Roe v. Wade. Photo courtesy of Randy Bollig.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Even pro-life advocates who have long called for overturning Roe v. Wade are unsure what comes next as a Supreme Court decision that could reverse the landmark 1973 decision is expected this month.
Politics & SocietyNews
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources
Two Jesuit priests have been killed inside a church in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order’s Mexican branch announced Tuesday.
The pope in a wheelchair greets a crowd and a baby
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
At a recent event celebrating a seminary's theological journal, Pope Francis encouraged a "dynamic" theology, rooted in dialogue with other faiths and cultures.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joshua J. Whitfield
As a married Catholic priest, I know both fatherhoods. And, I can tell you, priestly fatherhood, like natural fatherhood, is an embodied, deep thing.
Stock photo of a red pickup truck driving down a dusty road in late afternoon.
FaithFaith in Focus
Bob Blundell
While I will never support my father’s prejudice, I will forever be grateful for the fact that God could work through him to help me find my way.
A woman prays during a Black History Month Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in the Jamaica Estates section of Queens, New York City, on Feb. 20, 2022. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Alessandra Harris
It is not enough to issue occasional condemnations of racism. The U.S. church must invest in Black Catholic churches and schools, as well as diocesan offices for Black parishioners.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Benjamin E. Heidgerken
Catholicism was the established religion of colonial Haiti, the site of one of the largest populations of enslaved peoples in the Americas.
FaithShort Take
John J. Strynkowski
The Rev. Michael J. Himes was a theologian who taught with energy, order, concreteness, wit—and exuberance.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Jesuitical
What Catholics in the pews think about abortion is not clear—and we don’t ever talk about it.
FaithFaith and Reason
Joe Laramie, S.J.
The writings of St. Ignatius Loyola and the traditional Catholic devotion to the Sacred Heart highlight a specific aspect of the Eucharist: friendship.
An engraving by Stephen Verstegan (c. 1581)  showing the arrest of a priest and several women who had sheltered him. (By permission of the Governors of Stonyhurst College. Copyright Stonyhurst College).
Arts & CultureArt
Emily Claire Schmitt
A new exhibit at Stonyhurst College is a powerful testament to the role women played in maintaining the faith through dark times.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Stephen G. Adubato
The music industry didn’t know what do with Lauryn Hill’s rare, self-confessing and Christ-centered performance.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A former high-ranking official at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who resigned following allegations that he logged onto a dating app, has a new assignment.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
Colleen and Gerry examine the pope’s rhetorical shift from describing a third world war fought “piecemeal” to a “declared” world war.
Bishop Lucas Van Looy of Ghent, Belgium, was among 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis on May 29, 2022. Bishop Van Looy is pictured in a Oct. 14, 2015 photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Retired Bishop Lucas Van Looy of Ghent, Belgium, asked Pope Francis to withdraw his nomination, and the pope agreed.
Bishop Robert J. McManus in red vestments and a miter at St. Peter’s Basilica.
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester, Mass., stripped the “Catholic” moniker from a Jesuit-run school over its decision to continue flying flags supporting L.G.B.T. pride and Black Lives Matter.
Arts & CultureBooks
James T. Keane
Fintan O’Toole reflects on the last 64 years in Ireland—a time when Irish life was almost completely transformed.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Donations from the United States led charitable giving to the annual Peter’s Pence collection, which supports the work of the Roman Curia and funds the charitable activity of the pope.