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Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Father Kelly is on probation after serving time for his most recent acts of civil disobedience in protest of the U.S. nuclear weapons regime.
In this Sept. 9, 2013 file photo, Richard Trumka, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations president, addresses members during the quadrennial AFL-CIO convention at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Politics & SocietyNews
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
‘I believe the Catholic Church—my church—ought to be a leader in human rights, which include workers' rights,’ Trumka told CNS in 2010.
Pope Francis greets Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., during a meeting with U.S. bishops from the New England States at the Vatican Nov. 7, 2019. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithInterviews
J.D. Long García
A new institute headed by Bishop Caggiano aims to help the church to reach a more diverse audience and reconnect with the disaffiliated.
Students of Drexel Neumann Academy pray during Mass at St. Katharine Drexel Church in Chester, Pa., on May 24, 2021. (CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Bishops around the country are reassessing diocesan policies for mask wearing at Mass as the Delta variant propels a new spike in Covid-19 cases, particularly among the unvaccinated.
Students receive Communion from Father Matthew Lowry during daily Mass at Holy Trinity Newman Center on the campus of Northern Arizona State University in Flagstaff on Nov. 25, 2019. (CNS file photo/Nancy Wiechec) 
FaithShort Take
Michael St. Pierre
Most college students attending Mass on campus won’t know the title of the document, much less the number of bishops who voted for or against it. What they will experience is a community centered around the Eucharist, and that will be what matters most.
President Joe Biden speaks with people outside St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., on May 30, 2021. (CNS photo/Ken Cedeno, Reuters)
FaithShort Take
J. Kevin Appleby
Finding common ground with President Biden would not signal a surrender on abortion by the U.S. bishops, writes J. Kevin Appleby. It would instead fit the pastoral mission of the church.
Gianmarco Tamberi, of Italy, competes in the preliminary round of the men's high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Arts & CultureNews
Claire Giangravé - Religion News Service
“As Pope Francis says, sport is a place of encounter and formation, but also evangelism and sharing of the Christian message.”
Arts & CultureNews
Kerry Weber
Sister Percylee Hart, principal of the Olympian's alma mater, has made a habit of encouraging every student to achieve their best.
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FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
Summer is a good season to take stock of how our dependence on technology can change us. Here are seven steps for seeing your smartphone more clearly.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
Through the mystery of this sacrament Jesus reveals something inherent about himself and about our life in him.
FaithShort Take
Kerry Weber
Only 38% of Catholics surveyed had heard of McCarrick, according to a recent survey commissioned by America Media and conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
Pope Francis delivers his first catechesis after undergoing colon surgery.
FaithExplainer
Colleen Dulle
Pope Francis' "staycations" may set a precedent for future popes.
FaithDispatches
Chloe Gunther
Isaac Auyub developed a passion for martial arts after fleeing Sudan. Now, he instills the strength her learned to in his students in a refugee community.
A health care worker administers the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to a Marymount University student on the Catholic university's Arlington, Va., campus on April 21, 2021. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The Archdiocese of New York says the granting of religious exemptions to Covid vaccines would be "in contradiction to the directives of the Pope."
Cardinal Walter Brandmuller elevates the Eucharist during a Tridentine Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 15, 2011. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithPodcasts
America Staff
“I never imagined that Pope Francis would go back that strongly to what Vatican II said and uphold it.”
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis: “Let us remember that the church always has difficulties, always is in crisis, because she’s alive. Living things go through crises. Only the dead don’t have crises”
FaithDispatches
Eduardo Campos Lima
The invasion of public land by big landowners and illegal miners at the expense of Indigenous groups and small growers has led to record numbers of violent conflicts in Brazil’s rural and forest areas.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Firmin DeBrabander
Many are no doubt pleased with revelations that expose the hypocrisy of a Catholic priest—again. But what does this incident mean for the rest of us?
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
“The stakes of getting it wrong are too high.” Immigrant advocates are voicing disappointment with recent decisions from Biden administration.