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FaithNews
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
The number is dropping, mirroring trends seen in religious life and the priesthood for the past half-century.
A Radio Chiedza official promotes the would-be community radio station’s mission in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2016. Photo courtesy of Radio Chiedza.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Marko Phiri
Zimbabwe’s broadcasting authorities promise to liberalize national media, but those concessions have not been extended to religious broadcasters at Catholic dioceses.
Arts & CultureDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Caitlyn Ngo, a student at St. Edmund’s Catholic Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., was recently crowned the Fifth Grade Grand National Champion in the 2021 Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
If we ourselves cannot hear or see what truly matters, are we the walking dead?
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
U.S. bishops came together for the first day of an emergency meeting on immigration at Mundelein Seminary outside of Chicago.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The remains of St. Peter may have been and possibly still could be buried in catacombs under the Mausoleum of St. Helena, according to a paper published recently by three Italian researchers.
Arts & CulturePodcasts
Colleen Dulle
A Pope Francis-inspired summer reading list—if your idea of a beach read is an 700-page plague novel, a dystopian story about the Antichrist or a bizarre spy story beloved by media theorists and quantum physicists!
Community
America Media Events
Join America Media and The Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University for a conversation on how the Catholic Church continues to embrace this legacy of innovation today.
FaithNews
Jana Riess - Associated Press
Nine out of 10 young people say they didn’t hear from a religious leader during the pandemic. Yet roughly half said their faith stayed about the same in the crisis, just over a quarter that it had grown stronger.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
Jesus not only wants us to pray as He prays, but assures us that we can always count on His prayer. We must be aware of this: Jesus prays for me.
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
The ecumenical prayer service was held at Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, which opened its doors 100 years ago to provide refuge for those fleeing one of the most severe incidents of racial violence in U.S. history.
The cast reassembled for “Friends: The Reunion” (photo credit: HBO Max)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jake Martin
“The Reunion’’ shows “Friends” for the fantasy that it always was, while at the same time showing what sustained and continues to sustain that fantasy: the shared affection, admiration and respect of six very talented actors.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
Stan Swamy, S.J., has tested positive for Covid-19, two weeks after the Jesuits in India suspected that he had been infected with the coronavirus.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
Archbishop Miller was “filled with deep sadness” after the bodies of more than 200 children were found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s large Indigenous residential school.
FaithPodcasts
Gloria Purvis
This week on the Gloria Purvis Podcast: What are seminarians learning during their formation about engaging and encountering those of different backgrounds or different experiences?
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Amid the #MeToo movement and scandals of seminarians and nuns being sexually abused by their superiors, the Vatican has come to realize that adults can be victimized too if there is a power imbalance in the relationship.
FaithNews Analysis
Austen Ivereigh
While the optics of Boris Johnson's marriage in a Catholic church this weekend suggest a double standard, in fact the church seems to be treating him the same it would any divorced Catholic seeking to remarry.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Charles C. Camosy
Under scrutiny is Mississippi’s statute protecting most prenatal children beyond 15 weeks of gestation.
FaithGeneration Faith
Lauren Zadalis
I quit the choir, pushed away my friends and focused only on my anger toward God.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Patrick Neve
Credit cards make it easy to ignore the reality of how much things cost and how little money most people actually have. This is no accident.