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Arts & CultureCulture
Leilani FuentesConnor HartiganGrace Lenahan
All summer long, New Yorkers and Dubliners have had a unique chance to wave at one another—and sometimes more—through a unique public art installation. America's three new O'Hare fellows took a trip to see The Portal before it closes next week.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
In his General Audience address on Aug. 28 centered on the plight of migrants, Pope Francis said, “The Lord is with our migrants...not with those who repel them.“
FaithNews
David Crary - Associated Press
Tania Tetlow, the first woman and first layperson to serve as president of Fordham University, has broken barriers and navigated controversies amid rising tensions on campus related to the Israel-Hamas war.
FaithScripture Reflections
William Gualtiere
A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by William Gualtiere
FaithScripture Reflections
Julian Navarro
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by Julian Navarro
Politics & SocietyNews
Kate Scanlon - OSV News
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Aug. 25, JD Vance said his running mate would “absolutely commit” to not imposing a federal abortion ban.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J.D. Long García
As a Catholic journalist, here’s what I would want to ask Vice President Kamala Harris.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Gerald O'Collins, S.J., the Australian Jesuit theologian who died last week, was a prominent writer in Christology, ecclesiology, spirituality and more in an academic career that spanned seven decades.
FaithNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
On Aug. 27, 2024, Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen was officially recognized as the bishop of the Diocese of Tianji, after the Chinese government refused to recognize him for five years.
FaithVantage Point
Gerald O'Collins
In this 1971 article, the late theologian Gerald O’Collins, S.J., treats the search for the “historical Jesus”—and its potential shortcomings and pitfalls.
FaithFaith and Reason
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Five decades of vegetarian diet has changed me, for the better, I think: simpler, more natural, more connected to the smaller and larger life forms around me.
FaithVantage Point
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Should one become a vegetarian? The choice to become a vegetarian can be a prudent and religious one, founded in values not alien to our tradition.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
During the Aug. 25 recitation of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis expressed his concern over a recent Ukrainian law that proscribed the Russian Orthodox Church.
FaithNews
OSV News
“Theresa’s ministry was about truth-speaking,” Sister Susan Sanders said in a statement. “Truth-speaking about women’s desire for full inclusion in the Church; and truth-speaking to Church leaders like Pope John Paul II.”
FaithScripture Reflections
Colleen Dulle
A Reflection for the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist, by Colleen Dulle
FaithScripture Reflections
Kerry Weber
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Monica, by Kerry Weber
FaithScripture Reflections
Ashley McKinless
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. (OSV News photo/Brendan Mcdermid Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kathleen Bonnette
Vengeance and grievance are nihilistic motivators. We need to ground ourselves in joy and gratitude if we are to promote unity and peace.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kristen Day
The abortion issue is emblematic of a larger problem within the Democratic Party—an obsession with ideological purity that has proven to be both counterproductive and divisive.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
For many Catholic Democrats, President Biden is the zenith of public faith. For many Catholic Republicans, he represents a betrayal of the Gospel. The truth is somewhere in between, and that is OK.