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FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Why is it this way? It is the child’s most basic question, dealing with the most bewildering thing of all.
Politics & SocietyNews
Chuck Currie - Religion News Service
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have the opportunity to reengage with America’s diverse faith community.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
“What they did was portray an astronaut offering the moon to Jesus,” Angelo Bottone said. “To me, it’s an expression of profound worship.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis
Pope Francis’ remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
FaithAdvent Reflections
James T. Keane
A Reflection for the Third Wednesday of Advent
In July demonstrators show their opposition to the death penalty outside the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., where federal executions are conducted. (CNS photo/Bryan Woolston, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
The Trump administration's execution spree in the second half of the year was without precedent and widely condemned.
FaithNews Analysis
Molly Cahill
Joe Biden’s Catholic faith was on full display as he quoted a prayer cherished by many Catholics: “Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is darkness, light.”
FaithFaith and Reason
Aaron Pidel
Where should a pope who has embodied “the first shall be last” stand in line?
In August volunteers unload a van of food donations to a local food bank in the town of Penicuik, in Midlothian, Scotland. iStock
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Stewart
As the second Covid-19 wave swept Europe so too has a burgeoning conversation about Universal Basic Income.
FaithFaith in Focus
Patricia Lawler Kenet
I don’t want my daughter to wonder whether she is half-Catholic and half-Jewish. I want her to feel complete.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Ashley McKinless
A Reflection for the Third Tuesday of Advent
FaithNews
Greg Erlandson - Catholic News Service
The U.S. bishops' doctrine committee in a forthcoming report suggests guidelines for bishops in evaluating hymn lyrics and for selecting hymnals being considered for use in churches.
Pope Francis greets then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Vatican in this April 29, 2016, file photo. Church and diplomatic experts are assessing how U.S.-Vatican diplomacy will change with Biden, as U.S. president. He is the second Catholic elected to the nation's highest office in U.S. history. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Drew Christiansen
There is much on which a Biden administration and the Holy See can collaborate.
(iStock/Marcos Calvo)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo
Websites like Pornhub teach us to satisfy desires at any cost to ourselves or others, writes Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo. But we can find our way out of this dark place through the eucharist.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Kevin Clarke
A Reflection for the Third Monday of Advent.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis pledged Vatican City State would achieve net-zero carbon emissions before the year 2050 and urged everyone in the world to be part of a new culture.
Politics & SocietyNews
Julie Asher - Catholic News Service
"Being vaccinated safely against COVID-19 should be considered an act of love of our neighbor and part of our moral responsibility for the common good."
FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.
Pope Francis announced an upcoming Year of St. Joseph in honor of one of his favorite saints. Joseph’s example and patronage come at the perfect time.
FaithNews Analysis
Colleen Dulle
The Vatican unveiled its official Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square on Friday evening, surprising some with its depiction of an astronaut and another figure wearing a Darth Vader-esque helmet coming to adore the Christ child.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Some are claiming the warrant of the Gospel for these assaults on democracy, which undermines the credibility of evangelization.