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FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Doctors have prescribed a wheelchair, cane and physical therapy. Pope Francis quipped that what he really needs for the pain is a shot of tequila.
Cardinals in scarlet vestments leave the Pro Eligendo Pontiface Mass prior to the Conclave, March 12, 2013, at the Vatican.
FaithNews Analysis
Thomas J. Reese
Before he dies or retires, Pope Francis needs to make changes in the process of electing a new pope to avoid the possibility of a deadlocked conclave.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jon M. Sweeney
Sometimes, standing in a spot and truly acknowledging pain may be the best thing we can do.
FaithFaith and Reason
Tomás Halík
The world is at war, but we must think about the post-war world. We should not repeat old mistakes and underestimate the spiritual energy of the world’s religions.
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 18, 2022.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
“God is not afraid of our prayer of protest, no!” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience, during which he talked about lessons the faithful can take from the book of Job.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
For people who live in New York City, Times Square is a nightmare place, a hellish whirlpool of bodies, noise and capitalism. But this weekend I discovered something new and not awful there.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
For more than three decades, Mike Davis has offered clear and often stinging counterpoints to the prevailing vision of the “California Dream.”
Arts & CulturePoetry
Joe Hoover, S.J.
We include fragments of poems that, while not contest finalists, provide one more way for America to shine a light on the ongoing horror in Ukraine.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Lisa Mullenneaux
I begged them: “Keep the money. Just give me the photos of my family.”
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kathryn Jean Lopez
Roe v. Wade isn’t just evil—it is bad law, bad history, bad medicine and bad science. Still, much work remains to be done.
Politics & SocietyNews
Lucien Chauvin - Catholic News Service
It took four tries and 40 years, but a Jesuit-founded school in Belize will soon be a four-year university.
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was motivated by racial hatred.
A girl poses for a photo in the living room at her orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 10, 2021. Researchers estimate that 7.5 million children have been orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of orphaned children jumped 90 percent during delta variant surge. (CNS photo/Jorge Silva, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Researchers report that pandemic-associated orphanhood and caregiver loss are increasing at an unparalleled speed.
Israeli police confront mourners as they carry the casket of slain Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in east Jerusalem, Friday, May 13, 2022.
Politics & SocietyNews
Laurie Kellman—Associated PressAreej Hazboun - Associated Press
Shireen Abu Akleh—a Palestinian-American, a Catholic and a 25-year veteran of Al Jazeera’s satellite channel—was shot Wednesday while covering an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
At times, by over-emphasizing our efforts to do good works, we have created an ideal of holiness excessively based on ourselves.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The lives of the saints prove that holiness is not an unreachable goal accomplished by a select few but comes from acknowledging and sharing God’s love, Pope Francis said.
Arts & CultureFilm
Jim McDermott
In “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Marvel took all the toys that they know the fans want and then smashed them in front of us.
FaithFaith in Focus
Damian J. Ference
The greatest evangelization we can offer is a joyful church.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
May 22, 2022, the Sixth Sunday of Easter: In order to receive the Easter peace Jesus gives, we must cooperate with the work of the Spirit.
Arts & CultureBooks
Tom Deignan
In “The Agitators,” Dorothy Wickenden explores 19th-century intersections of class, racism and patriarchy through the lives of the escaped slave Harriet Tubman and the activists Martha Wright and Frances Seward.