After Bondi Beach: Anti-Semitism is a threat to Australia’s diverse democracy
The defining feature of contemporary antisemitism in Australia is that almost no one believes they are engaging in it. Ours is an antisemitism without antisemites.
Roundtable: Pope Leo’s first Christmas address to the Vatican Curia
This week, Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Christmas address to the Curia. On a special roundtable episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and producers Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Sebastian Gomes examine how Leo’s speech continued his predecessors’ priorities, and where it differed.
Mass deportation, immigration and foreign aid chaos: the most-read stories in 2025
Immigration was perhaps the biggest story of the year for many of America’s editorial departments. It surely was for Dispatches, The Weekly Dispatch and in feature writing for America magazine.
At Christmas, a reminder of Ireland’s persistent homelessness crisis
“I know many homeless people who tell me they would love to fall asleep on the first of December and wake up on the first of January. Christmas is the most miserable time for them.”
What is more fragile than family?
A Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, by Father Terrance Klein
Popes, immigration courts and culture wars: Faith stories that made an impact in 2025
From popes to parenting, aging to immigration, we filtered global events through the lens of faith and made national stories personal ones.
Treasuring our Christmas memories
A Reflection for the Nativity of the Lord, Christmas Mass at Dawn, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Two kinds of fear: One helps with the other
December 28, 2025, the Feast of the Holy Family (A): The readings on this Feast of the Holy Family encourage and challenge us in our own relationships.
Summoned to be Witnesses
December 25, 2025, The Solemnity of Christmas: On this celebration of Christmas, Luke’s Gospel features accounts of two proclamations, one preceding and one following the briefly described birth of Jesus.
Now is the time for preachers
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent Mass in the Morning, by Tim Reidy
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