Black Muslim life honored in new online portrait exhibit
A new online exhibit featuring portraits of Black Muslims launched Feb. 2. Captured in dramatic lighting and paired with audio clips, the portraits highlight the beauty and diversity within the Black Muslim experience.
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Speak less, listen more
Scripture for Life: We can begin to create a different world by speaking less and listening more. The very act of listening is an admission that we need to see through others’ eyes as well as our own.
Christena Cleveland's 'God Is a Black Woman' invites us to think critically about how we perceive God
Book Review: New book asks: How do those of us who are neither white nor male see ourselves as made in God’s image when surrounded by societal cues telling us that He is not of, with or for us?
Saying farewell to another Latinx Catholic family on Netflix
“Gentefied,” a Netflix series highlighting the Catholicism of Mexican Americans, showed us Latinx love, generational healing and the range of immigration experiences in the U.S. After two seasons, it was canceled last month.
Young Catholics deliver critique of US church leaders' climate silence straight to the pope
“U.S. Catholic leaders’ failure to share and enact the church’s own climate teachings is disillusioning young people,” a college student tells Pope Francis.
War and the duty to report on it
The role of information in light of the conflict in Ukraine and the importance of the work of journalists in Ukraine who tell the stories of those who are suffering and reveal the courage of those who do not want to surrender to war. Read all
Pope: Field hospitals need warm presence more than tents
Meeting members of Italy’s National Alpine Association, Pope Francis says that Gospel commitments of fraternity and service need to be concretely practised amidst today’s individualism and indifference. Read all
Archbishop Grušas: Lithuania prepares to welcome Ukraine refugees
Lithuanian Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, President of the Council of European Bishop’s Conferences, describes the Bishops response to the military activity in Ukraine, as well as the positive response from the people of Lithuania who prepare to welcome thousands of refugees. Read all
Pride and Prejudice in a Nutshell
In the first of her published novels, Jane Austen presents “sense” and “sensibility” as two ends of a spectrum. At the “sense” end of the spectrum, the head rules the heart to such an extent that the heart is hardened, losing its sensibility; at the “sensibility” end of the spectrum, the heart rules the head […]
Patriarch Pizzaballa: Florence meeting explores link between citizenship, identity and religion
The Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, upholds the meeting of Bishops and Mayors of the Mediterranean in Florence as an opportunity for dialogue to find common policies for the Mediterranean. Read all