ARTS & CULTURE MUSIC
Some Catholics will never forgive Sinรฉad OโConnor for tearing the popeโs photo. Others will never forget its power.
Aidan Johnson July 28, 2023
Sinรฉad O'Connor, who was found dead in London on July 26, thwarted any attempt throughout her life to extinguish her creativity or her output.
Remembering a priest who put Pope Francis and the Good Samaritanโs economics into action
Richard A. Levins July 28, 2023
Whether we think โthey should get jobsโ or โthe government should take care of them,โ too often we regard the poor dispassionately. The story of the good Samaritan is a better place to start.
Alabama priest reported to DA for leaving the country with recent high school grad for an exorcism
Gina Christian - OSV News July 28, 2023
The Mobile County District Attorneyโs office is asking the public for information about a young Alabama Catholic priest who was publicly placed under restriction by the Mobile Archdiocese for walking away from his parish and reportedly leaving the country with a recent Catholic high school graduate for an exorcism.
ARTS & CULTURE CATHOLIC MOVIE CLUB
Catholic Movie Club: โBarbieโ gave me hope for the future of blockbusters
John Dougherty July 28, 2023
โBarbieโ proves can have spectacle without sacrificing the soul.
The president of Vietnam and his wife shake hands with a Vatican representative.
POLITICS & SOCIETY NEWS
Vatican and Vietnam agree to open Holy See office in Hanoi as relations improve
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press July 28, 2023
Vietnam has formally agreed to let a Vatican representative live in the country and open an office. The Holy See announced the conclusion of an agreement during a visit to the Vatican by Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, who met with Pope Francis.
A close-up of a Catholic wedding ceremony, focusing on the hands of the bride, groom and priest.
Catholics: You donโt have to choose between โtraditional familyโ and โsocial justiceโ goals
Charles C. Camosy July 28, 2023
Falling marriage rates across the globe threaten vulnerable women and children. The Catholic Church can help if we put aside political idolatry and work as different members of the same body of Christ.
South Sudanese Jesuit: Pope Francisโ visit to our country rejuvenated my commitment to serve here.
Jean B. Musiitwa, S.J. July 28, 2023
Given his own frailties, the last place the pope should have visited is South Sudan, but he put us at the center of the world.
In โThe Secrets of Hillsongโ documentary, a megachurch pastor is savedโnot destroyedโby scandal
Joe Hoover, S.J. July 28, 2023
Carl Lentz ultimately was not disgraced by his deceptions, sexual affairs and banishment from the pulpit of the megawatt Pentecostal church: He was re-graced.
Deep Dive: How World Youth Day became an epic event for young Catholics
Ricardo da Silva, S.J. July 27, 2023
World Youth Day is about believing that the experience will make a difference in the lives of young people and on their relationship with God.
A woman and her baby watch the Orange Order celebrations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on July 12, 2022. Data from the 2021 census showed 45.7% of respondents identified as Catholic or were brought up Catholic, compared with 43.5% identifying as Protestants, the first time in more than a century that Catholics outnumber Protestants. (CNS photo/Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters)
Will a united Ireland celebrate a holiday that marks a Protestant victory over a Catholic king?
Kevin Hargaden July 27, 2023
A proposal to make "the 12th" an all-Ireland holiday has not been not met with a warm reception. A former government minister described the popular response as โa mixture of diatribe and incredulity.โ
How Sinรฉad OโConnor taught a Catholic priest how to pray
Matthew Cortese July 27, 2023
The singer made something beautiful for the One who couldโwho wouldโdress her wounds.
Pope Francis visits Portugal as country confronts church sex abuse revelations
Barry Hatton - Associated Press July 27, 2023
Pope Francis is making a five-day visit next week to Portugal, where a scandal that erupted earlier this year over Catholic Church sex abuse is still simmering.
Vatican and German bishops hold surprise meeting on Synodal Path
KNA International July 27, 2023
Representatives of the Roman Curia and the German bishopsโ conference discussed theological and disciplinary issues related to the German churchโs Synodal Path in a โpositive and constructive climateโ during a meeting at the Vatican July 26.
Letting the Gospel sink in: Lessons from my 5-year-old
Kerry Weber July 27, 2023
A Reflection for Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber
What would you do for a chance at joy?
Victor Cancino, S.J. July 26, 2023
July 30, 2023, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sundayโs readings provide a reflection on the risk involved in building a life on shifting and contingent foundations.