“I can no longer kid myself that death is a distant reality,” Father Thomas Reese, former editor in chief of America, writes.
Signs Of the Times
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Laypeople should have a greater voice in choosing their bishop
Members of the Synod on Synodality called for giving lay people “a greater voice in choosing bishops.” What would that look like in practice?
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The 3 phases of spiritual development: contrition, petition and thanksgiving
When someone is undergoing a crisis of faith, they may need to leave their old image of God for a new one.
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U.S. bishops support legislative bridge for ‘Dreamers’
Under current law many so-called Dreamers are technically subject to deportation to home countries.
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2016 Surge in Chicago Gun Violence
Chicago experienced a level of gun violence unseen in nearly two decades in 2016.
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Gas Hike Fuels Disorder Around Mexico
Social unrest swept across Mexico in early January as protests over a hike in gasoline prices escalated into acts of looting, riots and blockades of highways.
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Catholics have peak clout in the new U.S. Congress
The pro-life movement may be one of the biggest beneficiaries as the Republicans take control of both the White House and Congress.
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News Briefs
Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns, known as the “cardinal of the people” and one of the most active voices against Brazil’s military dictatorship, died in São Paulo on Dec. 14. • Pope Francis celebrated his 80th birthday on Dec. 17 by having breakfast with eight homeless people from different countries at Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse […]
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Fight for Mosul Drags On While Displaced Numbers Grow
Speaking from Baghdad on Dec. 14, Kevin Hartigan, Catholic Relief Services’ regional director for the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe told America that his team was bracing for what may be unprecedented numbers of people in flight from the contested city.
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Archbishop Coleridge: Resist ‘False Clarity’
As the head of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia, the archbishop was a delegate to the meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2015.