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Argentine President-elect Javier Milei addresses supporters in Buenos Aires on Nov. 19
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Agren
The Argentine church received a message with the call Pope Francis made to Javier Milei: ”Lay off this guy” and “contribute to social peace.”
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in ‘Catch Me if You Can’ (photo: imdb)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
“Catch Me If You Can” returns to Christmas again and again, like a scab it can’t stop scratching.
FaithFaith and Reason
Daniel Burke
Bernard McGinn, the author of a nine-volume history of Christian mysticism in the West, sat down with 'America' to discuss mysticism, religion, psychedelics and more.
Emma Stone in ‘Poor Things’ (photo: Fox Searchlight)
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
In “Poor Things,” Emma Stone is Adam, in a sense, the product of a modern Prometheus, who will drive men wild. Which is both the funniest and pointed aspect of her picaresque tale.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Father Terrance Klein
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Joshua StantonOlivia Brodsky
Since Oct. 7, a fascinating dynamic has emerged: the Jewish and Palestinian narratives we see posted on social media have converged—with the protagonists and antagonists reversed.
FaithNews Analysis
Colleen Dulle
Gender roles in the church need not be a zero-sum game.
Arts & CultureFilm
Doug Girardot
Bradley Cooper's new Leonard Bernstein biopic, "Maestro," offers a portrait of a soul that struggled to determine which direction it wanted to take in the world of classical music.
Politics & SocietyNews
Kate Scanlon - OSV News
When it came to proposals to ban certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, Christie and DeSantis, the two Catholic candidates on the stage, took different approaches.
FaithNews
John Leicester - Associated Press
“The expectations, the preparations for the reopening are a magnificent sign of hope in a difficult world,” the Rev. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Notre-Dame’s rector, said.
FaithScripture Reflections
J.D. Long García
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by J.D. Long-García
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle discuss the Pope's health, his message on climate change and his decision to cut Cardinal Raymond Burke's salary.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein
FaithShort Take
Steven P. Millies
Depressingly, 40 years since Cardinal Bernardin first proposed the consistent ethic of life, the ethic remains mired in the same senseless, polarized partisanship that Bernardin proposed the ethic to overcome.
Dominic Sessa and Paul Giamatti star in a scene from the movie “The Holdovers.” (OSV News photo/Seacia Pavao, Focus Features)
Arts & CultureFilm
Amanda Bergeman
“The Holdovers” is a character-driven drama about unlikely friendships born of shared proximity.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Michael O’Brien
Should a Catholic Church ever be a movie set? From our most iconic movies to some regrettable music videos, it's a question that has been asked many times and answered in different ways.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
December 10, 2023, Second Sunday of Advent: Advent is a time of testing, when we can challenge ourselves with this question, “Have my ears been receptive to the Good News?”
FaithScripture Reflections
Kevin Clarke
A Reflection for the Wednesday of the First Week of Advent, by Kevin Clarke
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
In his weekly audience, Pope Francis explained that as we bear witness to the Resurrected Christ, we are summoned to emulate the creativity and simplicity that characterize the Spirit’s actions.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Perhaps no thinker influenced Catholic theology in the 20th century more than Yves Congar, O.P.