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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The chief rabbi of Rome said Christian-Jewish dialogue has been a victim of the war unleashed with the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
Students and adult leaders pray over English teacher Jen Morris on a Kairos retreat at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis (Amanda Murphy)
FaithJesuit School Spotlight
Joe Hoover, S.J.
In today’s religious culture, Brebeuf could be seen as a model for other Catholic institutions for evangelization and interreligious dialogue.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Hannah Monsour
call it brave, call it saintly, call it love
Arts & CulturePoetry
Lynne Viti
I could never make a meal of skate again remembering you, brave wingless thing.
Arts & CultureBooks
Nicholas D. Sawicki
Doris Kearns Goodwin's "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s" centers on the unique history found by going through her and her husband Dick Goodwin’s boxes of writings and memorabilia from his five-decade career in American politics.
Arts & CultureBooks
Erin Brigham
By centering the voices and experiences of Latina/o sanctuary leaders in " Sanctuary People: Faith-Based Organizing in Latina/o Communities," Gina M. Pérez presents sanctuary as both a sacred and secular reality.
Arts & CultureBooks
Ryan Di Corpo
In "The Gospel of Peace," the Rev. John Dear embarks on a kind of spiritual experiment: interpreting the three synoptic Gospels through the lens of nonviolent activism and uncovering connections between first-century Judea and modern-day America.
Arts & CultureBooks
Alli Bobzien
In her new book, "The Mystics Would Like a Word: Six Women Who Met God and Found a Spirituality for Today," Shannon K. Evans beautifully articulates how the spirituality developed by women mystics still inspires and applies to us today.
Arts & CultureBooks
Daniel Cosacchi
In 'Opus," Gareth Gore examines many seminal moments in the history of the controversial Catholic group Opus Dei, arguing that its secretive ways have allowed it to cover up serious scandals.
FaithFaith in Focus
Trinidad Raj Molina
It’s time for a global discernment. This starts with examining ourselves and then taking a long, hard look at the global realities and local realities we might not want to see.
The Mosaic of the Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre, located in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Paris (iStock)
FaithFaith and Reason
David J. Bonnar
With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.
FaithFeatures
James T. Keane
As our own cultural moment in the United States has included some prominent conversions to Catholicism, what might we learn from some of the more prominent converts in British Catholic history?
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Christian hope, as Pope Francis understands it, reminds us that a better and more just world is within our grasp.
Politics & SocietyYour Take
Our readers
Can the pro-life movement advance beyond the push to merely outlaw abortion?
Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
A new report published in the U.K. medical journal The Lancet indicates that far from exaggerating the human suffering in Gaza, the ministry has likely underestimated the true number of the dead by as much as 41 percent.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Connor Hartigan
Attacks by members of Congress on Catholic ministries that are providing humanitarian assistance to migrants were among the challenges to religious freedom detailed by the U.S. bishops in their annual report.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Timothy P. O'Malley
The risk associated with composing a pre-national championship panegyric on the University of Notre Dame’s football team in a Jesuit publication is above average.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“I think the synod is Francis’ way of concretizing his challenge to get [us] out of self-referentiality in the church, that we don’t just stick to our churchy language and deal only with fellow Catholics,” Cardinal David tells ‘America.’
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry discuss new Vatican guidelines allowing gay men to enter seminaries if they commit to celibacy, as expected of all seminarians regardless of sexual orientation
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
January 19, 2025, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: In recent days, images of Los Angeles on fire have been broadcast to the whole world. Where is God in all of this?