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Kurt Jensen - Catholic News Service
The future of the pro-life movement may depend on a move away from partisan politics. That was one conclusion of an online panel discussion on “Pro-life Movement at a Crossroads: Dobbs and a Divided Society.”
People pose with images of Rutilio Grande, S.J., following a Mass in his honor at a church in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Feb. 22, 2020. (CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters)
FaithShort Take
Cameron Bellm
Rutilio Grande bore mental health issues as his personal cross. Now he can become a patron saint for all Catholics who seek and deserve mental health care.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
In the first testimony ever given by a German Catholic bishop in a court case on abuse, Archbishop Stefan Hesse admitted having made mistakes in the case of an offending priest on trial.
Pope Francis blesses people during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 19, 2022.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
“Tenderness is something greater than the logic of the world. It is an unexpected way of doing justice,” Pope Francis said in his general audience on Jan. 19.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Michael J. Garanzini
Students like these represent the bright future of Catholic higher education, but we in university administration must be sure our institutions adapt to help them thrive.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Pavlos Papadopoulos
If colleges are concerned about mission, why not simply prioritize hiring practicing Catholics?
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Jessica Wrobleski
Catholic universities must make a coordinated effort to engage bigger economic questions, like why a college degree is valuable and how to fund education.
An abstract illustration of overlapping brown, yellow and orange profiles of human heads.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Vincent D. Rougeau
To secure a more promising tomorrow, institutional presidents should reclaim a commitment central to the founding of Catholic colleges and universities in the United States: a special focus on the needs and the dignity of the marginalized.
An illustration of many different-colored hands reaching out, surrounding a globe of the earth.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Cecilia González-Andrieu
The model for today’s university must involve working for true societal transformation.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Charles C. Camosy
If Catholic higher education is to survive, administrators, faculty and students must be intentional and authentic when it comes to our mission and identity.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
The beatification of Rutilio Grande, S.J., this weekend in San Salvador reminds us of the power of Christian witness and courage in the face of oppression.
Politics & SocietyNews
Matthew Smith - Catholic News Service
As the tense hours of a Jan. 15 hostage standoff situation unfolded at Congregation Beth Israel, so too did an unbelievable manifestation of faith and community at nearby Good Shepherd Church.
In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, members of the surgical team perform the transplant of a pig heart into patient David Bennett in Baltimore on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Mark Teske/University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Kevin Clarke
If this animal-to-human transplant proves successful, it offers the possibility of vastly augmenting the donor supply with organs harvested from genetically edited pigs or other animals.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
The New York Times said that “Wordle is a love story.” In a way, isn’t every online bit and bob that we delight in a love story?
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the two most senior advisors to Pope Francis, have tested positive for Covid-19 and are in quarantine.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
Now is an opportune time to do the right thing—to defund the police and invest in a diversified strategy for public safety and well-being.
FaithFaith in Focus
Kerry Weber
No one wants to be at a funeral. It means that a loss has occurred, hearts broken. But there are few other instances in which doing something we dread so deeply can mean so much.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Drew Christiansen
The nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) was written for a Cold War standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. It can only be effective now if it includes new nuclear powers like Israel.
Worshippers exchange the sign of peace during a Mass in celebration of Black History Month at the Immaculate Conception Center in Queens, N.Y., on Feb. 19, 2017. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
FaithLast Take
Josephine Garrett, C.S.F.N.
One of the best ways to celebrate Black History Month this February, in my opinion, is to cease to covet order and negative peace that is the fruit of tolerated injustice.
Arts & CulturePodcasts
Jesuitical
A conversation with Marianne Muellerleile about what it’s like being Catholic in Hollywood, and what makes for a funny commercial (she’s been in quite a few, including Geico’s “Aunt Infestation”).