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FaithLast Take
Drew Christiansen, S.J., who died today at the Jesuit community in Georgetown University, where he lived, was a soft-spoken scholar who took on one of the most difficult jobs ever faced by an American Jesuit.
Arts & CultureFilm
Wahlberg recently called his new film, “Father Stu,” the “most important movie I’ve ever done” and “the best movie I’ve ever been a part of.”
FaithNews
America mourns the loss of Drew Christiansen, S.J., a noted scholar and former editor in chief of the magazine.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
It’s time for baseball season, and that means games that are too long, teams that aren’t competitive and the exploitation of minor league players. Blame the major leagues and their monopoly status.
FaithSpeeches
Commenting on his recent trip to Malta in his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis spoke about migration and evangelization, especially in a time of war.
Politics & SocietyNews
The world is witnessing “ever-more horrendous acts of cruelty done against civilians, unarmed women and children, whose innocent blood cries out to heaven and implores, ‘End this war.’”
FaithLent Reflections
A Reflection for the Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
Community
Today you can help us celebrate America’s past and present, while securing our future for generations to come. You can also help me honor my late mother as today would have been her 83rd birthday.
Community
Tomorrow, America’s 113th Anniversary Giving Day, you can help celebrate America’s past and present, while securing our future for generations to come.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Was Kelly Cherry a novelist? A poet? An essayist? A literary critic? Depending on one’s point of view, she was one or all of these things.
FaithNews Analysis
Dr. Anthony Fauci shares how his Jesuit education shaped his response to the AIDS crisis—and how others in the church failed to meet the moment.
Politics & SocietyNews
Pope Francis will visit Lebanon in June, the president’s office said Tuesday, in an apparent show of support for the country experiencing an unprecedented economic meltdown.
FaithFaith in Focus
I wish I could say I had some advice on how to do Lent better. But I also wonder if a certain sense of failure during Lent is actually a good thing.
FaithVideo
"What are you giving up for Lent this year?" It's a standard question, but maybe not the best one, as five young Jesuits in formation explain in this video. We hope their insight will help you think deeply about your Lenten practices this year.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
For more than a decade, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem has suffered noise and damages to homes from excavation work for a “Bible Park,” and residents fear they will be pushed out entirely.
FaithLent Reflections
Many of us rush to confess sins against others, but how many of our sins are really directed at ourselves?
Politics & SocietyNews
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services may soon announce new regulations that would pose an existential threat to religious-based employers including Catholic hospitals.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
By tempering his rhetoric on Ukraine, the pope is protecting his role as a peacemaker. He is also downplaying any conflict between Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
FaithNews
Pope Francis has appointed Father Earl K. Fernandes, a former staff member of the apostolic nunciature in Washington and currently a Cincinnati pastor, to head the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Bishop Howard Hubbard admitted that he consistently transferred abusive priests without informing local police, families of abuse victims, or Catholics in parishes where the men were reassigned.