Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
Hannah MonsourJanuary 16, 2025

Pray the sight
back to her eyes and
free the prisoners
by judge baptized and 
wed the lovers
against law’s might - 
give your life
in the name of it -
call it brave,
call it saintly,
call it love -
trading candies
over martyrdom, 
swapping hearts
like he did
in the name of Him.

The latest from america

Votive candles and flowers are seen at the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital Feb. 21, 2025, where Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
The severe breathing crisis that Francis experienced on Feb. 22 has been overcome. The pope is not sedated. He is seated in an armchair and eating normally.
Gerard O’ConnellFebruary 23, 2025
Candles and a photo of Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Francis has had a severe breathing crisis today that required giving him high-flow oxygen and blood transfusions.
Gerard O’ConnellFebruary 22, 2025
Is the pope out of danger? No. Is he in danger of death right now? Also no.
Gerard O’ConnellFebruary 21, 2025
Emergency workers carry the body of a person killed during a Russian drone and missile strike Sept. 4, 2024, on residential buildings in Lviv, Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Roman Baluk, Reuters)
The White House began an effort to restore relations with Russia as President Trump repeats Russia’s narrative and talking points about the origins of the war on Ukraine.
Kevin ClarkeFebruary 21, 2025