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Arts & CultureBooks
Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for 'Afterlives,' which was not published in the United States until 2022.
Arts & CultureBooks
Jerome Donnelly
In 'War Made Invisible,' Norman Solomon examines the variety of ways we are so often uninformed or misinformed by our mass media’s coverage (and non-coverage) of wars and their legacy of destruction.
Arts & CultureBooks
Harold W. Attridge
In 'Ancient Echoes,' the highly respected Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann provides a provocative set of essays that provides a useful treasury of biblical texts potentially relevant to contemporary political discussion.
“The Boy and the Heron” is both a soaring adventure and a bittersweet meditation on letting go (Studio Ghibli/GKIDS via AP).
Arts & CultureFilm
John Dougherty
Hayao Miyazaki’s influence is so massive that it’s hard not to understate it.
Special needs student Peter Marvin, a freshman, completes an assignment with the assistance of Landon Lewis, a senior and one of his peer mentors, at DeSmet Jesuit High School in St. Louis on Sept. 6, 2023
FaithJesuit School Spotlight
Tom Tracy
At De Smet, students with disabilities attend four classes with their peers, including physical education/health, theology, art and music.
FaithFaith in Focus
Laura Kelly Fanucci
Answering the question of how many kids feels impossible.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Pagetta
The mission of Assumption College for Sisters states that “through education and community,” the school “forms servant leaders who transform lives.”
FaithYour Take
Our readers
Delaney Coyne shared why she stays in a church plagued by the scandal of sexual abuse, eliciting responses from readers who have grappled with similar questions.
Politics & SocietyFaith
Adelle Banks - Religion News Service
“Are we done building a culture of life? Is abortion unthinkable? No.” Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life, said. “So we continue marching at the states, at the national level.”
International flags wave on top of the Davos Congress Center where the World Economic Forum takes place in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
From a Catholic point of view, there is good reason to look askance at some of the “false promises” coming out of Davos, including the idea that better technology and the economic system as it is can deal with global poverty, inequality and care of creation.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
January 21, 2024, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings challenge us to be ready with a brave response to God’s call.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrence Klein
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
In response to unproven claims of graves near the Kamloops Indian Residential School, at least 85 Catholic churches in Canada have been vandalized or set ablaze, raising concerns among the Catholic Civil Rights League.
A woman walks through rows of white-wrapped bodies, touching one, as Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, outside a morgue in Rafah, southern Gaza, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
For many in South Africa, there is a symbolic significance in the decision to pursue the genocide charge. In 2024, South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy, yet vast injustices still permeate South African society because of its traumatic history.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Karma Ben Johanan
I am an Israeli Jew who has studied Jewish-Catholic relations for many years. Reading a recent interview with my friend Father David Neuhaus published by America was a tormenting experience.
FaithScripture Reflections
Christine Lenahan
A Reflection for Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, by Christine Lenahan
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In this roundtable episode of “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell, and America national correspondent Michael J. O’Loughlin dive into the reactions to “Fiducia Supplicans,” the Vatican's declaration on same-sex blessings.
FaithFeatures
Rachel Lu
From a Catholic perspective, it is fair to say that Archbishop John Ireland put Minnesota on the map. But he failed in his most cherished project: a new model for Catholic education.
FaithNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
In a joint statement, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego and Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico called for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestine and the release of Israeli hostages.
Politics & SocietyFaith
Pope Francis
Pope Francis said businesses must “be increasingly guided not simply by the pursuit of fair profit, but also by high ethical standards, especially with regard to the less developed countries.”