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FaithFaith
James Martin, S.J.
Is there anything in St. Ignatius' spiritual practices that can offer to help us make it through the aftermath of the election? Yes.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Peter G. Martin
Peter G. Martin remembers his father’s role in securing the right to vote for Black citizens in Mississippi—and writes that the struggle to count all ballots is not over.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jeremy Zipple
During my first half-decade as a priest, I buried a total of three people. In the last two years here in Belize, that number is well over a hundred—and it has reminded me of love’s eternalness.
FaithFaith in Focus
Elizabeth Harper
All Souls is not just a remembrance of those we have lost, whether to death or to time. All Souls is a remembrance that beyond this world, there is more to come.
Anti-abortion activists display images of fetuses at a protest in front of Poland's constitutional court, in Warsaw, on Oct. 22, following the ruling that a Polish law allowing the abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Rev. Jim Hewes
Without “disturbing” images, abortion remains an abstract concept, writes Father Jim Hewes. We need to see the reality of what is done to the most vulnerable lives in our society.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
The notion that our prayers can aid the dead as well as the living has always been a part of the Christian faith.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The Vatican says Pope Francis' comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis' belief that gay couples should enjoy legal protections.
FaithExplainer
Nicholas D. Sawicki
Father Michael McGivney, was beatified on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Conn. What is his legacy?
FaithExplainer
Molly Cahill
Halloween's roots lie deep in pre-Christian rituals—but also in the long heritage of All Saints Day.
A March for Life rally in front of the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Jan. 17, 2015. (CNS photo/Eileen Walsh)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Anna Keating
Colorado is one of seven states that allows abortion for any reason until birth, writes Anna Keating. But a movement to ban abortion after 22 weeks may finally find success on Election Day.
FaithFaith in Focus
J.D. Long García
For those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19, celebrations will not be the same this year. But they will still remember the souls who have passed on to new life.
Arts & CultureFilm
Jake Martin
It's still 2020, and Borat and Rudy are still with us.
FaithFaith in Focus
Bryan N. Massingale
Father Bryan Massingale: As Black Catholics, we rejoice because we are now visible as never before. We are seen. We matter.
Politics & SocietyNews
Andy Telli - Catholic News Service
A baby that was cured in utero through the intercession of Father Michael J. McGivney has turned 5 years old, and his parents are changed forever.
Arts & CultureBooks
America Staff
In the spirit of Halloween, we offer a selection of frightening books with Catholic themes—some written by Catholic authors, some not—that will haunt you into at least tomorrow, and maybe forever.
England's Marcus Rashford warms up ahead of their UEFA Nations League soccer match against Denmark at Wembley Stadium in London on Oct. 14. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via AP, file)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Stewart
In England, Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford has become a hero off the pitch after championing kids and families living in poverty, refusing to forget that his own background was not much different.
FaithFaith in Focus
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Those who are telling Catholics they can vote only one way are not just distorting theology but also wounding people spiritually and pastorally.
FaithExplainer
Sean Salai
Is the practice of exorcism best forgotten, or is there any value in it?
FaithJesuitical
Jesuitical
Dr. Richard Gallagher is a board-certified psychiatrist, a leading expert in the field of exorcism and the author of Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal.
Politics & SocietyNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Students and faculty at Rome’s Pontifical North American College are under quarantine after several students tested positive for COVID-19.