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Arts & CultureBooks
Daniel Burke
In 'Zero at the Bone,' Christian Wiman offers a prismatic series of 50 chapters (52, counting the mystical zeros at the beginning and end) featuring essays, poems, theological reflections, personal reminiscences and literary analyses.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jessica Mannen Kimmet
The joys and challenges of a new child stretched me in ways I couldn’t have imagined.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jill Rauh
Opportunities for authentic encounter were much needed in this parish of separate communities.
Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh, Pa., was once a Catholic Church, but the building was sold in 1993.
FaithFeatures
John W. Miller
The Catholic Church, the largest private real estate owner in the world, faces decisions about what to do with its extensive real estate portfolio.
FaithFeatures
Kerry Weber
The institutional church is trying to reimagine parish life and make the best use of its resources by consulting both professionals and people in the pews.
FaithEditorials
The Editors
If people are not even conscious of a need for religion, the church must also ask how it can help people recognize that the most basic restlessness only finds its rest in God.
FaithYour Take
Our readers
In a piece published online in America in March, Katie Owens Mulcahy urged the church to “[recognize] the gifts of diaconal women all around us, inviting spirited debate from readers.
Sudanese families fleeing the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, make their way through the desert after they crossed the border between Sudan and Chad to seek refuge in Goungour, Chad, May 12, 2023. (OSV News photo/Zohra Bensemra, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Sudan now represents the world’s largest internal displacement crisis, with more than six million uprooted from their homes and communities inside Sudan’s borders.
Palestinians inspect the ruins of a residential building for the Abu Muammar family after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Michel Sabbah
On this holy land, there is room for both peoples to exercise the same political rights: two states, each at home, independent, free and capable of resisting a return to war.
A picture of a person holding an older person's hand who is in the hospital
FaithFaith and Reason
Jason T. EberlMichael OlsonBecket GremmelsE. Wesley ElyJohn J. RaphaelAllen J. AksamitLaura B. Webster
A new statement on end-of-life care threatens established Catholic tradition.
FaithNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
Pope Francis warned against contemplative orders using defensive, nostalgic strategies “when it comes to reflecting on a whether a monastery should be saved or abandoned, on community life or about vocations.”
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle analyze the reported forthcoming appointment of Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Benedict XVI’s longtime secretary and how it fits into the archbishop’s often publicly tumultuous relationship with Pope Francis.
FaithScripture Reflections
Ashley McKinless
A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Ashley McKinless
FaithScripture Reflections
Molly Cahill
A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Molly Cahill
FaithScripture Reflections
Heather Trotta
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Heather Trotta
FaithScripture Reflections
Kerry Weber
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Kerry Weber
FaithScripture Reflections
Jill Rice
A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Jill Rice
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, by Father Terrance Klein
A student works in his "Writing Our Catholic Faith" handwriting book during a homeschool lesson July 29, 2020. (CNS photo/Karen Bonar, The Register)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Laura Loker
Hybrid schools offer greater flexibility, which can allow students to pursue other interests like robotics or nature studies or simply accommodate a teenager’s preferred sleep schedule.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
April 21, 2024, Fourth Sunday of Easter: What do Jesus’ wounds have to do with the peace he brings into the world?