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President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference on July 11, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Politics & SocietyNews
Colleen Long, Zeke Miller and Darlene Superville - Associated Press
President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection.
Archbishop Charles C. Thompson of Indianapolis greets congress-goers following the final Youth Mass of the National Eucharistic Congress on July 20, 2024. (OSV News photo/Gretchen R. Crowe)
FaithFaith in Focus
Eric Immel, S.J.
Discomfort disappeared as quickly as it had come, and I found a community of belonging and belief. We all have a place here at the National Eucharistic Congress.
FaithScripture Reflections
Kerry Weber
A Reflection for the Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Kerry Weber
FaithScripture Reflections
Julian Navarro
A Reflection for the Feast of St. James, Apostle, by Julian Navarro
FaithScripture Reflections
Cecilia González-Andrieu
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Cecilia González-Andrieu
FaithScripture Reflections
Connor Hartigan
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Connor Hartigan
FaithScripture Reflections
Delaney Coyne
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, by Delaney Coyne
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Maybe the reformed hearts at the Eucharistic Congress will leave Indianapolis with a new attitude when faced with signs like “Deport Them All.”
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J.D. Long García
In his first speech since the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the former president seemed humbled and sought to bring the country together. But can this person unite America?
Arts & CultureFilm
Colm O’Shea
Talented minds are implanting ideals in the inner landscapes of our young. We should be paying more attention.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
The protagonist of “Porco Rosso” is a pig literally and metaphorically: He’s rude, cocksure and a notorious womanizer.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Laramie, S.J.
A nun with lightsabers. 100 priests hearing confession. Spontaneous song. Prayers over pizza. Toddlers at Mass. The Eucharistic Congress is chaotic, loud, fun—and glorious.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Eric Clayton
“The Acolyte,” the latest installment in the “Star Wars” franchise, shows us what happens when even the best of us cozy up to power.
FaithFaith in Focus
Taking time off speaks to the need all people in ministry understand: To be deliberate about rest and to recharge so as to serve more effectively.
FaithNews
Gretchen R. Crowe - OSV News
Father Schmitz offered his wisdom on a number of topics, especially evangelization and the importance of Eucharist, to reporters a few hours before his talk in Indianapolis.
Andrii Denysenko, CEO of design and production bureau "UkrPrototyp," stands by Odyssey, a 1,750-pound ground drone prototype, at a corn field in northern Ukraine, on June 28, 2024. Facing manpower shortages and uneven international assistance, Ukraine is struggling to halt Russia’s incremental but pounding advance in the east and is counting heavily on innovation at home. (AP Photo/Anton Shtuka)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Reports are already surfacing of drones launched into Russia that are relying on artificial, not human, intelligence in decisions to evade defensive countermeasures, pick targets and finally conclude a strike.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Hoover, S.J.
I cannot tell you exactly why I am getting emotional, except to say that maybe I am sorely in the mood for something simple and nonaffected and happy and endearing and guileless. (Maybe everyone is?)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In an interview with America’s Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça discusses his love for cinema and poetry, what it’s like working in the Roman Curia and Pope Francis’ “Gospel simplicity.”
FaithFaith and Reason
Jeffrey von Arx, S.J.
A movement known as Catholic integralism has been enjoying something of a revival in contemporary American political thought, especially among Catholic critics of liberalism and modernity. But history tells us that integralism can be more harmful than helpful.
FaithPodcasts
Preach
“Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., talks with Deacon Greg Kandra about the homily he wrote immediately after hearing the news of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., this past weekend.