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Politics & SocietyDispatches
A draft document about the Eucharist being prepared by a group of U.S. bishops makes only oblique references to Catholic politicians who disagree with church teaching.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
With the World Series upon us, a look back at some of America's finest coverage of baseball.
FaithVantage Point
In 1988, A. Bartlett Giamatti, later the commissioner of Major League Baseball, addressed the American Society of Newspaper Editors. His speech was printed in America .
Politics & SocietySpeeches
“The young, who in recent years have strongly urged us to act, will only inherit the planet we choose to leave to them,” the pope said in his message for the Glasgow climate conference.
FaithThe Good Word
We experience the death of others—but not as they do. We only know that they are gone, and that fact alone is nigh impossible to comprehend.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Mark Zuckerberg wants us all to live in his Metaverse. But as Catholics, our fundamental disposition toward the physical world is that it is precious and meaningful.
Politics & SocietyNews
The tombstones of soldiers killed in war cry out to people today to end all wars and to stop the production of weapons, Pope Francis said.
Politics & SocietyThe Moral Economy
In surprisingly close accordance with Catholic social teaching, most urban planners say that people should live in close, interactive communities.
FaithThe Good Word
The utter multitude of souls created and redeemed by God is necessary to imagine even a fraction of God’s plenitude.
Politics & SocietyNews
Pope Francis “is a man who has a great empathy. He’s a man who understands that part of his Christianity is to reach out and forgive,” U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters in Rome Oct. 31.
Politics & SocietyFaith and Reason
Given the centrality of abortion rights in the feminist movement today, it is no surprise that work–family balance remains such a pressing issue.
FaithNews
The synod office extended the timeline at the request of dioceses who asked for more time to hear the thoughts of Catholics.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Meeting at the Vatican with Pope Francis, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an invitation to Francis to become the third pope in history to visit India.
Politics & SocietyVideo
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. met with Pope Francis at the Vatican this morning. President Biden presented the pope with a "command coin" commemorating his late son Beau's Army unit, the 261st Signal Brigade. Explaining that the coins are given to warriors and leaders, the president told Pope Francis, "You are one of the most significant warriors for peace I've ever met."
FaithExplainer
Where did the practice of praying the rosary come from, and why is it such an important part of so many Catholics’ spiritual lives?
Arts & CultureTelevision
Red light, green light, 123: Two of America’s writers consider the Netflix juggernaut.
FaithFaith in Focus
Can a ritual that comes a year and a half late possibly mean what it was originally supposed to? No. But it ended up having a deep meaning entirely its own.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Will God answer the many prayers raised for COP26 in countless places of worship worldwide this weekend? Will the planet’s leaders accept what they must do?
Politics & SocietyNews
South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Pope Francis Friday that a papal visit to North Korea would help create “momentum for peace” on the peninsula, officials said.
Politics & SocietyNews
The teachings and traditions of Christianity and Hinduism “can bring the light of hope in people’s lives,” wrote the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.