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FaithScripture Reflections
Molly Cahill
A Reflection for Thursday of the First Week of Advent, by Molly Cahill
FaithScripture Reflections
J.D. Long García
A Reflection for Wednesday of the First Week of Advent, by J.D. Long García
FaithScripture Reflections
Michael Simone, S.J.
A Reflection for Monday of the First Week of Advent, by Michael SImone, S.J.
CommunityPodcasts
America Staff
How to access episodes of “Hark!” for non-exclusive radio distribution.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein
Arts & CultureExplainer
Colleen Dulle
How realistic is “Conclave”? A canon lawyer weighs in.
Anti-euthanasia protesters demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in July 2017.  (CNS photo/Neil Hall, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
U.K. faith leaders oppose the assisted dying bill: “We believe that a truly compassionate response to the end of life lies in the provision of high-quality palliative care services to all who need them.”
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Ciaron Tobin
Since launching a campaign within the Labour Party against legalized suicide, I’ve been met with the refrain, “Your only allies are the Tories.”
Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal star in a scene from the movie "Gladiator II." (OSV News photo/Aidan Monaghan, Paramount Pictures)
Arts & CultureFilm
Kevin Christopher Robles
The pacing of “Gladiator II” says a lot about what Ridley Scott’s priorities were for this film: spectacle, immersion, pure feeling.
FaithFaith in Focus
Carol MacLeod Zimmermann
A look at bygone shopping malls should stand as a warning not to let parishes be taken for granted.
FaithFaith in Focus
Emma Cieslik
Despite the popularity of pilgrimages to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, located in Wisconsin, the apparition was not officially approved for worship until 2023.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Dorothy and her friends’ journey is one of discovery and gratitude, an external quest that reveals internal riches.
Darren Criss and Helen J Shen in ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ (photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
With ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ two first-time Broadway writers take a big swing—and hit a home run.
Pope Francis greets a Christian family from Syria at the nunciature in Brussels Sept. 28, 2024. As refugees, they had reached Belgium thanks to the help of the Rome-based Community of Sant'Egidio and its "humanitarian corridors." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Bridget Ryder
Many Syrians would return voluntarily to their homeland, Father Benedict Kiely believes, “but it’s a question of what they are returning to.”
FaithDispatches
Connor Hartigan
Next summer, Matt Ruhl, S.J., will ride across America by bicycle to raise awareness—and money—for Catholic schools in Belize.
FaithFaith in Focus
Chris Crawford
For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to seek reconciliation to God and to our neighbors.
FaithNews
Joshua McElwee - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis has asked the Vatican to study whether the Catholic Church should classify “spiritual abuse” as a new crime in order to address cases where priests use purported mystical experiences as a pretext for harming others.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
The box office success of “Gladiator II” is a reminder that many Americans are obsessed with the Roman Empire. They've been joined over the years by more than a few ‘America’ contributors.
FaithScripture Reflections
Noah Banasiewicz, S.J.
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle, by Noah Banasiewicz, S.J.
FaithScripture Reflections
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy