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FaithNews Analysis
Colleen Dulle
How did a Catholic TV station known for its prayer programs get involved in broadcasting attacks on the pope that he felt compelled to publicly denounce as “the work of the devil”?
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In this deep dive episode of "Inside the Vatican," host Colleen Dulle examines how things are changing for women in the Vatican.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks during a three-day Youth for Climate summit in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021.
Politics & SocietyNews
Claire Giangravé - Religion News Service
But the pope also encouraged activists to help rebuild society’s “fabric of relationships” by working towards unity rather than division.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael Kunzelman - Associated Press
A media outlet seeking to stage a rally during a U.S. bishops’ meeting had their event canceled by city officials claiming the fringe group cheered on rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January.
Politics & SocietyNews
James Carville
This week, on America Media’s “Behind the Story” video series, Matt Malone, S.J., the president and editor in chief of America, spoke with James Carville, a long-time political consultant, author and the co-host of the “Politics War Room” podcast, about the moral obligation Catholics have to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
Ray MIles, center, who once served time in prison, now works as a vocational counselor for the formerly incarcerated (photos: John W. Miller/iStock).
Politics & SocietyThe Moral Economy
John W. Miller
How we treat people coming out of prison is a measure of the morality of our economy.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
The list of failures and disappointments in marriage is long, but just as our sins cannot cancel the goodness God gave us, marriage remains a singular channel of God’s grace.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stands at a blue lectern with the U.S. Capitol in the background.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
In some cases, the best Catholic morality doesn’t translate to the best public laws. But the Women’s Health Protection Act goes beyond the pale.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
“Allow me to say, we are saints,” the pope said. ”But then, by our actions, we become sinners. But, fundamentally, we are saints.”
Politics & SocietyVideo
America Video

James Carville, co-host of the "Politics War Room" podcast, and Matt Malone, SJ discuss vaccine hesitancy among a significant number of U.S. Catholics, while Carville calls on church leaders to articulate the moral case for making vaccines obligatory.

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Politics & SocietyNews
Claire Giangravé - Associated Press
Experts at the Vatican on Tuesday considered the ethics of “booster shot” distribution in wealthy countries when many in other parts of the world have yet to receive the first dose.
Thomas Levergood (Courtesy of the Lumen Christi Institute)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Joseph Kaboski
In founding the Lumen Christi Institute in 1997, Thomas Levergood created a model for engaging the secular disciplines with the Catholic intellectual tradition.
The truth is that most women in prostitution have had other options taken from them. (iStock/linephoto)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Elsa Cruz
The word “prostitute” labels a woman with a false identity, one that fails to take into account life circumstances and instead relies on a twisted definition of “choice.”
FaithNews
Thomas J. Reese
Let’s be honest: We are all cafeteria Catholics. The real question is how we avoid a food fight in the cafeteria.
Pope Francis speaks at a clear lectern during a homily.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
In the preface to a new book, Pope Francis writes how Vatican II has been central to his personal spirituality, and discusses how the church must continue to implement its insights.
 Father Paul Hill (Hamish Linklater) as Father Paul Hill in ‘Midnight Mass’ (photo: IMDB)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Nick Ripatrazone
“Midnight Mass” feels like a throwback to the world that received “The Exorcist” in 1973.
A young woman takes part in a rally in Toronto June 6, 2021, after the remains of 215 children were on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in May. For years Indigenous people in Canada have wanted an apology from the pope for the church's role in abuse at Catholic-run residential schools. (CNS photo/Chris Helgren, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dean Dettloff
The discoveries of unmarked burials have left many wondering what motivated Catholics to participate in a colonial system that would be responsible for the loss and violation of thousands of Indigenous children.
FaithNews
Todd Richmond – Associated Press
Cardinal Raymond Burke, a vaccine skeptic who was placed on a ventilator after contracting Covid-19, has left the hospital but is still struggling to recover from the disease.
FaithNews
The Associated Press
The bishops’ apology is the latest expression of remorse from the Canadian arms of the Catholic Church but still falls short of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call for the pope himself to apologize in Canada.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Christians must be on guard and avoid the temptation of thinking themselves better than others, an attitude that risks turning the church into a place of “separation and not communion,” Pope Francis said.