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Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful from the balcony of his summer residence on the day of his resignation in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Feb. 28, 2013.
Politics & SocietyNews
KNA International
A broad debate has erupted in Germany after former Pope Benedict XVI corrected a central statement he made on the Munich abuse report presented last week.
In this Jan. 18, 2022, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Kremlin, in Moscow. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John Davenport
Vladimir Putin‘s aggression against Ukraine fails just war theory, but the ethicist John Davenport writes that NATO forces are morally justified in responding with proportionate military action.
Father Henri Nouwen is seen during a 1996 visit to Guerneville, Calif. (CNS photo/Kevin F. Dwyer, courtesy John M. Kelly Library)
FaithVantage Point
Henri J. M. Nouwen
St. Paul does not ask us to spend some of every day in prayer. No, he asks us to pray day and night, in joy and in sorrow, at work and at play, without intermission or breaks.
FaithShort Take
Gregory Hillis
Thich Nhat Hanh, who died on Jan. 21, had a profound influence on Thomas Merton, who said, “I have far more in common with Nhat Hanh than I have with many Americans, and I do not hesitate to say it.”
A prelate wearing a protective mask looks on as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele takes part in a meeting at the Presidential House in San Salvador May 3, 2021. (CNS photo/Secretaria de Prensa de La Presidencia handout via Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Inczauskis
President Bukele enjoys strong popularity at home and in neighboring Central American countries, but his government faces accusations of authoritarianism and corruption.
Politics & SocietyNews
Associated Press
More than 120 employees of the Catholic Church in Germany publicly outed themselves as queer on Monday, saying they want to “live openly without fear” in the church and pushing for it to allow the blessing of same-sex couples.
FaithVideo
America Video
In this new short documentary from America Media, we hear the story of the parishioners' struggle to save their parish.
Then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger celebrates a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican during the interregnum after the death of Pope John Paul II, April 18, 2005.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Retired Pope Benedict XVI said he was present at a 1980 meeting to discuss the transfer of a priest accused of misconduct, amending an earlier statement in which he said that he was not in attendance.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Amid a tense and volatile situation in Eastern Europe, Pope Francis today called for prayers worldwide.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Catholic News Service
For the first time in modern church history, women have been formally installed as lectors and catechists, by a decree of Pope Francis.
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
How does the Catholic Church decide what’s a miracle and what is just a rare healing—or a hoax?
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
While the church’s prayer should not be a battlefield, Archbishop Roche says it is understandable that people are passionate about it.
FaithShort Take
J.D. Long García
It is appalling to see an organization that claims to be Catholic project pro-abortion messaging onto a structure that celebrates the conception of the Mother of God. What am I supposed to take from this?
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
With tens of thousands of anti-abortion protesters gathered for the annual March for Life, Catholics for Choice projected pro-abortion messages on the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Bill Murray and Jeffrey Wright in ‘The French Dispatch’ (Fox Searchlight)
Arts & CultureFilm
Elyse Durham
Perhaps this is why Wes Anderson’s work resounds so strongly: We all long for homes to which we cannot return.
Jenny Alderson (Imogen Clawson), Scruff, Jenny’s dog, and James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) in “All Things Great and Small” (photo: Playground Television Ltd.)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
Truly, at times watching “All Creatures Great and Small” is like visiting Disneyland and thinking Anaheim is amazing when three blocks away families are living in their cars.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
A new Knights of Columbus/Marist Poll shows that 71% of Americans support legal limits on abortion and a majority of Americans — 54% — oppose taxpayer funding of abortion.
FaithPodcasts
Colleen Dulle
On this deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we examine the story of Rutilio Grande through the eyes of his friends, family and scholars of his legacy.
Pope Francis hugs Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI prior to the start of a meeting with elderly faithful in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014.
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
In a previously scheduled speech to the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases, Pope Francis did not refer to the findings of a long-awaited report into how the Munich archdiocese handled abuse cases.
FaithFaith in Focus
Kevin JacksonDeniz Demirer
St. Adalbert’s-O.L.B.S. was the first Black Catholic parish in Cleveland, and we drove eight hours from New York City to Fairfax to make a short documentary on their history and rootedness. That was “the plan.”