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Catholic News Service
“Among the injured are one of our Catholic priests, as well as multiple parishioners and Waukesha Catholic school children,” Sandra Peterson, communication director for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said.
In this photo Pope Francis kisses Trappist Father Jean-Pierre Schumacher’s hand during a meeting at the cathedral in Rabat, Morocco, March 31, 2019.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Father Jean-Pierre Schumacher died 10 minutes after receiving the anointing of the sick at the start of a Mass for the feast of Christ of the King.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Eduardo Campos Lima
The current mischaracterization of Freire by the political right in Brazil has parallels with the campaign of the political right in the United States against critical race theory.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
With Advent coming during an ongoing pandemic, Christians are called to hold on to hope and foster a season of compassion and tenderness, Pope Francis said.
Students hold placards as they demonstrate to demand global action on climate change as part of the "Fridays for Future" movement in São Paulo March 15, 2019. The banner reads: "Hey Ricardo Salles, climate change is not fake news." The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences hosted a workshop Sept. 13-14 on the "post-truth" era in communications. (CNS photo/Amanda Perobelli, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis to young people: “You have been entrusted with an exciting but also challenging task: to stand tall while everything around us seems to be collapsing; to be sentinels prepared to see the light...to be builders amid the many ruins of today’s world; to be capable of dreaming.”
Arts & CultureFilm
Zoe Ramushu
“King Richard” charts how Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, made good on the promise few believed possible.
Netflix
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
This is not a movie about crime and punishment, but damage and recovery.
Pope Francis shakes hands with Bernice King, daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., during a private audience at the Vatican.
FaithPodcasts
Gloria Purvis
Gloria Purvis talks with Bernice King about how white Christians have responded to racist incidents, the concept of racial colorblindness and the New Testament roots of nonviolent resistance.
Arts & CultureFilm
Rob Weinert-Kendt
“Tick, Tick … Boom!” is also a soul-deep tribute by Lin-Manuel Miranda to an artist who inspired him at a formative age.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The four dioceses in Iowa are partnering with Catholic Charities to launch a multimedia campaign aimed at convincing Catholics and other Iowans to get vaccinated to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces his company’s new name, Meta, and its new virtual reality "metaverse" during a virtual event on Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Will Garbe
Facebook is in the business of amplifying anger, something admitted in its own internal documents. Instead of fixing the problem, it wants to add virtual reality to our worst forms of argument.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
If some of your family members aren’t vaccinated, you might have some hard choices to make this holiday season. St. Ignatius can help.
Politics & SocietyJesuitical
Jesuitical
While self-righteous take-downs of your political opponents can feel good in the moment, they are unlikely to change anyone’s mind—and probably aren’t great for your own emotional well-being either.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
One of the best parts of Christmas is hearing about how other people celebrate it. And in Venezuela, they have all-night roller skating, which ends with everyone skating to Mass at dawn.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Joe Hoover, S.J.
he opened up the window for Dec 24 even though it was like Dec 3
Why not use the opportunity to buy fewer and simpler gifts? (iStock/Zolga_F)(iStock/Zolga_F)
FaithLast Take
Tsh Oxenreider
The supply chain crisis may mean emptier shelves and later deliveries this Christmas season. So why not use the opportunity to buy fewer and simpler gifts?
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Facebook’s business model, built on monetizing human attention while outsourcing human judgment to algorithms, is a uniquely comprehensive and dangerous abdication of responsibility.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
We are reminded to interact with people beyond our household; different experiences and perspectives enrich our lives and increase our wisdom.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
As we near the end of Advent, the Gospel can inspire us to respond when we are called in new, challenging directions.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
We should find joy in God’s presence in our lives, looking for ways to foster joy in the world as we live out our faith.