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Arts & CultureMusic
Jim McDermott
Something has started, something good, and we are going to be a part of it. But what is it exactly? Wait and see.
An elderly woman stands in her doorway as armed Salvadoran troops patrol a residential area in Soyapango on Dec. 5. A massive crackdown on gangs in El Salvador has led to ongoing human rights abuses, says a new report. (CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dany Díaz Mejía
Twenty-two men from Espíritu Santo Island who were arrested between under President Nayib Bukele’s state of emergency decree in El Salvador.
FaithScripture Reflections
Michael Simone, S.J.
A Reflection for the Second Day in the Octave of Christmas, by Michael Simone, S.J.
FaithScripture Reflections
James Martin, S.J.
A Reflection for Christmas Eve, by James Martin, S.J.
FaithScripture Reflections
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent, by Tim Reidy
FaithVantage Point
Gerald O'Collins
At Christmas we can rejoice in a uniquely rich and mysterious gift, the new personal presence of “God with us.”
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
"It is really important for [religious orders] to set the story straight immediately and to reveal all the known facts in a case."
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis’ message to the Roman Curia has often been challenging, even provocative, and this year’s address was no exception.
 Monty Don, the host of “Gardeners’ World” (photo: Britbox)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
My go-to for holiday comfort is generally British TV shows. Any TV trip to the U.K. feels instantly like a vacation.
The team at Morcos Nassar Palace. Photo courtesy of L’Arche-Bethlehem, Ma’an lil-Hayat.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Noga Tarnopolsky
The latest boutique hotel to open its doors in Bethlehem’s Old City, just minutes away from Manger Square, is the Morcos Nassar Palace, which doubles as a humanitarian project unique in Palestine and possibly in the Arab world.
FaithFaith in Focus
Kelly DeRoyJohn O’Connor
Kelly DeRoy, a core member, and John O’Connor, an assistant who has acted as a caretaker at L’Arche GWDC, share their insights about the community’s unique Christmas traditions.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Ashley McKinless
A reflection for Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent, by Ashley McKinless
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Coinciding with the winter solstice, the Longest Night is a prayer service aimed at offering comfort to people who struggle with the in-your-face, over-the-top joy sometimes demanded during the Christmas season.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
In the Gospel, the passion accounts are dramas. The infancy stories are tableaus. They simply want us to see something.
FaithLetters
Our readers
A number of responses to Pope Francis' interview with five representatives of America Media on Nov. 22, 2022 centered on the question of women's ordination and women's roles in the church. Here are five responses.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
Dec. 25, 2022, The Nativity of the Lord: This Christmas night, Luke’s Gospel presents the image of an anointed and holy child between two world-spanning powers: The Roman Empire and the heavenly host.
Three side-by-side blue posters depicting a missing girl
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Parliamentary inquests have been used in the past to dig deeply into unresolved Mafia crimes and terrorist attacks, and can be activated to conduct investigations “on matters of public interest,” according to the Italian Constitution.
pope francis holds a gift aloft during the general audience, he is wearing his usual white
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
In his final general audience on the theme of discernment, Pope Francis says, "The goal of discernment is to recognize the salvation God is working in my life."
FaithScripture Reflections
Colleen Dulle
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent, by Colleen Dulle
An attendee prays the rosary Oct. 1, 2018, during a public session on the issue of clergy sexual abuse at Our Mother of Confidence Parish Hall in San Diego. (CNS photo/David Maung)
FaithShort Take
Daniel Philpott
Nation-states have modeled a holistic approach that involves all who were affected by injustice and may contribute to a solution. The church can do the same as a response to the clerical sex abuse crisis.