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Bruce Springsteen's Glory Days

‘‘i wouldn’t have believed it myself if i wasn’t standing here,” bruce springsteen said on november 8, 1996. the crowd cheered; they knew wh...

Nick Ripatrazone

Cardinals to vote on canonization of Charles de Foucauld, six others

pope francis has called an ordinary public consistory to consider seven causes for canonization, including that of blessed charles de foucau...

Chad’s Bishops call for peace, reconciliation following death of president

children react past a mural poster of chad's late president idriss deby in a street in ndjamena on april 24, 2021, a day after his funeral. ...

Not Fabulous: Surrogacy Erases Women

huffpost called it “cheeky.” tan france’s viral announcement photo is nothing of the sort. it is, to use a current buzzword, "erasure." hold...

UK Parliament recognizes Chinese persecution of Uyghurs as genocide

conservative party mps nusrat ghani (c) and iain duncan smith (r) join members of the uyghur community in london on 22 april 2021. (justin t...

Cantalamessa's Talking to You

the preacher of the papal household, cardinal cantalamessa, preaching the good friday homily this year.  (photo by andreas solaro/pool/...

JRS in Kenya joins Bishops' call to keep migrant camps open

jesuit refugee service kenya has added its voice to that of the nation’s bishops in calling on the kenyan government to keep the dadaab and ...

How McCarricks Happen

us cardinals (from l) justin francis rigali, adam joseph maida, edward michall egan, roger michael mahony, francis george, william henry kee...

Stephen Bullivant and Giovanni Radhitio Putra Sadewo

When Dawkins Teaches Catechism

i have never quite gotten the schtick of the new atheists. there are lots of things in which i don’t believe, including leprechauns and unic...

Charles Collins

Colorado bishops to restore Sunday Mass obligation on Pentecost

the sunday mass obligation will be restored for catholics in the state of colorado next month, unless sickness or another grave reason preve...