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FaithShort Take
My experience taught me that Catholics play an important role in public and political life.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
“This war destabilized not only our region, but all of Mozambique,” said Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P., bishop of the Diocese of Pemba, the province’s capital. “The church’s role has been to help victims. But we must also speak out.”
FaithFaith in Focus
To my fellow Catholics who have also seen the fear and sadness in people’s eyes over the last four years: It doesn’t have to be this way.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Nov. 3 is just days away, and we have one last chance to take stock of the “Catholic case” for each of the two major candidates.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
The Catholic case for Joe Biden
Politics & SocietyExplainer
The Catholic case for Donald J. Trump
Politics & SocietyNews
An attacker armed with a knife killed three people inside a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, French authorities said, prompting the country to raise its security alert status to the highest level.
FaithVideo
Was Pope Francis mistranslated? Censored? A number of questions have arisen since news broke about Pope Francis' comments supporting civil union protections for same-sex couples. The hosts of America Media's "Inside the Vatican" podcast, Colleen Dulle and Gerard O'Connell, break down what you need to know.
FaithVatican Dispatch
The primacy of the church at the peripheries has been a key theme in Francis’ selection of cardinals. He has used the cardinalate to reach communities in countries that are experiencing poverty, conflict and political tension.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Catholic voters in Arizona said they are supporting Donald Trump because of abortion, gun owners’ rights and dissatisfaction with Obamacare.
FaithThe Good Word
Why might you find yourself praying to your deceased grandmother rather than to Christ? Because in your story she is another Christ, not an alternative Christ.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
What does a leader do with an unexpected second act?
FaithNews
As a scholar of medieval liturgy and culture, I know that there has been a long history of including children among the saints approved for official recognition and veneration.
FaithNews
It was with his colleagues in disarmament dialogues that he found the signature issue of his last years in diplomatic service, nuclear weapons abolition.
FaithPodcasts
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell answer the questions that have arisen about Pope Francis' comments on same-sex civil unions.
Politics & SocietyNews
Pope Francis’ decision to forgo wearing a mask has been noticed, with some concern, by the commission of Vatican experts he appointed.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
A week out from the U.S. Election, Joe Biden turned to Pope Francis’ latest encyclical for inspiration in a brief address given in Warm Springs, Ga.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
The teaching seems cut and dry—and yet there are examples of conscientious objectors, like Dorothy Day, who abstained from voting.
FaithFaith and Reason
The U.S. bishops have said that "the threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority.” The statement would be more accurate and effective to say that the protection of unborn life is “foundational.”
Arts & CultureShort Take
An exciting new version of Psalm 137 has been discovered, and it gives comfort to a long-suffering people.