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Politics & SocietyNews
Scott Bauer - Associated Press
Police said Monday that they hadn’t arrested anyone over a weekend fire and vandalism at the office of a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Leah Libresco
I invited my pro-life and pro-choice friends over to discuss abortion. It went surprisingly well.
Haitian migrants line up as they wait for a QR code to register their migratory situation in Tapachula, Mexico, Dec. 29, 2021. The Diocese of Nuevo Laredo has issued and urgent appeal for assistance as hundreds of Haitian migrants arrive in the oft-violent city hoping to apply for asylum in the United States when Title 42 ends in May. (CNS photo/Jose Torres, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
“Haitians have been making their way north, trying to find a safer, more prosperous place” to work and live.
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the “Regina Coeli” prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 8, 2022.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
“When liturgical life is a bit of a banner of division, there is the odor of the devil, the deceiver,” the pope said on May 7.
FaithNews
America Staff
Pope Francis lent a nod of support to a new project that provides resources for L.G.B.T. parish ministry in a note to James Martin, S.J.
Arts & CultureArt
Michael J. O’Loughlin
How can contemporary art help Christians better understand ancient truths? Museums affiliated with three Midwestern Jesuit universities are seeking to provide some answers to that question.
Jean-Luc Picard and Q in the second season finale of 'Picard’ (photo: Viacom/CBS)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
While “Star Trek” has presented itself as a show about exploring strange new worlds, at its heart it has always been about elevating those whom society has ignored.
Pope Francis greets Russian President Vladimir Putin during a private audience at the Vatican in this July 4, 2019, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Victor Gaetan
Some observers fail to realize that Vatican diplomacy must be tuned to the church’s centuries-old mission of loving our enemies.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
May 15, 2022, the Fifth Sunday of Easter: Jesus adds to the command to love one another “as I have loved you,” calling us to service.
FaithFaith in Focus
Adam Bohan, S.J.
I did not expect that the first time I administered the sacrament of baptism would be at 2 a.m. in a hospital. And I could not have guessed it to have happened at the intersection of my vocations as both a Jesuit and a nurse.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Jesuitical
This week on “Jesuitical,” hosts Ashley and Zac talk to the authors of a new report on maternity leave in the U.S. Catholic Church and react to the leaked Supreme Court opinion that could spell the end of Roe v. Wade.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis’ teaching on the family hasn’t been fully embraced. This conference on “Amoris Laetitia” seeks to change that.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
To convince our fellow citizens to protect the lives of the unborn we need to recognize why many of them do not trust or easily understand our good motives.
Arts & CultureShort Take
James T. Keane
Betting on sporting events might seem a harmless vice. But what happens when we can do it from our phones, all day every day?
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Hard truths spill out in the tentative friendship of two men in Samuel D. Hunter's Off Broadway play, “A Case for the Existence of God.”
Colombian nun Gloria Cecilia Narvaez, second from left, is escorted by police after her arrival at El Dorado airport in Bogota, Colombia on Nov. 16, 2021.
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euros to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali, a cardinal testified Thursday.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle discuss why Pope Francis is pessimistic about peace talks with Russia.
FaithFaith in Focus
Simcha Fisher
All my life, I’ve been waiting for Roe v. Wade to be overturned. Now it looks like it’s going to happen, and it does not feel great.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said he was surprised and inspired by Ukrainians he met when he made a brief visit to Lviv, Ukraine.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“We hope and pray for a change in our laws and stand ready to help all pregnant women in need in each of our communities,” Archbishop William Lori said in a statement on Wednesday.