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A woman prays at the closed doors of London's Westminster Cathedral in early April 2020 during England’s lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
FaithFaith in Focus
Covid-19 lockdowns started two years ago. Why aren’t we commemorating the anniversary?
Jim McDermott
It is understandable not wanting to take the time to draw attention to the second anniversary of the recent surreal horror show of Covid-19. But there are also many moments of grace scattered across the landscape of lockdowns.
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on March 23, 2022.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis: I learned hatred and anger for war from my grandfather
Pope Francis
“Does the transmission of faith—and of the meaning of life—follow this path today, of listening to the elderly?” Pope Francis asked in his general audience.
A residential building destroyed by recent shelling, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues in the city of Irpin in the Kyiv region, March 2, 2022.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
I considered myself a pacifist. Then Russia invaded Ukraine, and I had some questions.
Doug Girardot
How do you reconcile Jesus’ message of peace with the bloodshed of the war in Ukraine? Catholic anti-violence activists weigh in.
A young boy has chocolate smeared on his face after eating dessert.
FaithFaith in Focus
Go ahead, give up chocolate for Lent.
Simcha Fisher
A good rule of thumb for Lent: Be childlike, not childish.
Flat illustration of people talking together with colorful speech bubbles above their heads.
FaithYour Take
‘I believe in my faith, not in the hierarchy of men’: Listening to those who have left the Catholic church behind
Our readers
Readers respond to the February 2022 editorial about how the listening phase of the 2023 Synod of Bishops should listen to the views of Catholics who have left the church.
Pope Francis leads his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 16, 2022.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis: The Christian vocation is to safeguard human life, human hearts and human work.
Pope Francis
“To be a Christian is not only to receive the faith, to confess the faith, but to safeguard life, one’s own life, the life of others, the life of the Church,” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience.
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