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Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon assesses the future in Myanmar one year after a coup turned back a decade of democratic progress, calling for dialogue, the end of violence and the release of political prisoners.
FaithShort Take
Melodie WyttenbachHosffman Ospino
Hispanic educators bring powerful and necessary voices and gifts that are essential to sustain the mission of Catholic schools in the United States.
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Taxation “must favor the redistribution of wealth, looking out for the dignity of the poorest who risk always ending up crushed by the powerful,” the pope said in a meeting with members of Italy’s tax collection agency.
FaithFaith in Focus
Kerry Weber
Enrollment in Catholic schools is at its lowest point in 50 years. But there are also reasons to hope that Catholic schools still have a vibrant future.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
Most young Catholics are Latino, but only 17 percent of Catholic students are. This Catholic high school is trying to change that.
Arts & CultureVantage Point
Walker Percy
Walker Percy: "Writing is a craft like any other. Writers and carpenters had better have respect for the workaday tools of the trade, the feel of the wood under the thumb."
Politics & SocietyNews
David Gibson
A report released last week alleges that former Pope Benedict XVI allowed four abusive priests in Munich to remain in ministry. This episode is an opportunity to understand the church’s fitful evolution on dealing with abuse.
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Politics & SocietyLast Take
Linda LeMura
When the stakes are high, St. Ignatius told his followers, “be considerate and kind.” But too many political leaders have mistaken the schoolyard taunt for meaningful conversation.
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
For the better part of 40 years Pedro Almodóvar has personified both the cinema of Spain and the country’s conflicted relationship with the church.
Arts & CultureBooks
Nick Ripatrazone
Marshall McLuhan, the pop culture sage of the electronic world, spent the final days of his life with Frank Stroud, S.J.
FaithShort Take
Terence Sweeney
Both critics and supporters fail to see the traditionalism of Pope Francis. Let us share his confidence in Christ. Let us join him in guarding the tradition and preaching the good news.
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
Who was Irenaeus? What was the church like when he lived, sometime during the second century?
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The duty of the Secretariat for the Economy includes “to report transparently” so that those who contribute “are then able see how the money with which they help is spent,” Juan Antonio Guerrero, S.J., said Friday.
Politics & SocietyNews
Bobby Caina Calvan — Associated Press
Jason Rivera was fatally wounded Jan. 21 by a gunman who ambushed them in a hallway as they responded to a family dispute.
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
“We can hardly fail to see that these days, in addition to the pandemic, an ‘infodemic’ is spreading: a distortion of reality based on fear,” Pope Francis said Friday.
An exhausted woman wearing a surgical mask.
FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.
The pandemic is a terrible reality, but it is not hopeless. James Martin, S.J., offers a few tips drawn from Christian spirituality that have helped him avoid despair.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Richard Sowienski
Look, see the downy feather of ashen hue?
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican reporter Gerard O’Connell explain what we know so far about the four cases Pope Emeritus Benedict was implicated in.
FaithNews
KNA International
“I am not clinging to my office,” Cardinal Marx said on Thursday. “The offer to resign last year was meant very seriously. Pope Francis decided otherwise and asked me to continue my ministry responsibly.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The historic event will be hosted by Loyola University Chicago in collaboration with Emilce Cuda, the new head of the office of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, who convinced the pope to participate.