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The Monks and the Manuscripts

January 6, 2020

Vol. 222 / No. 1

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Pope Francis holds his pastoral staff as he celebrates Mass marking the feast of All Souls at Laurentino Cemetery in Rome on Nov. 2, 2018. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) 
Faith Dispatches
Robert David SullivanDecember 27, 2019

What is coming up in 2020, from Holy Days of Obligation to the presidential election and the Summer Olympics.

Politics & Society GoodNews

"We want to help people feel the joy of Christmas," Sabine Bou Serhal, 22, a chief for the group, told Catholic News Service.

Faith Features
Don ClemmerDecember 27, 2019

Times of financial stress or uncertainty seem like a natural time to turn to one’s faith, but it can also be one of the most difficult times to do so.

Faith Features
Columba StewartDecember 27, 2019

Even though manuscripts—handwritten books— are at least several technological stages behind the ways we access information today, we still rely on them for access to the past.

Faith Faith in Focus
Monica HembdDecember 19, 2019

We did not undergo the prenatal testing that can identify the condition when I was pregnant with Dylan. We knew that the results would not change anything, and our doctor was fine with our decision.

Politics & Society Vantage Point
James T. KeaneNovember 08, 2019

While Prohibition’s popularity would wane by the end of the decade because of its unintended consequences, at the time of its ratification and implementation, it enjoyed a fair amount of popular support. Except in the pages of America.

Arts & Culture Books
Liam CallananDecember 17, 2019

Can poetry matter? Yes. Can the Catholic writer today matter? Of course. But it is instructive that Gioia’s essay and book title does not ask the latter question.