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FaithScripture Reflections
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A Reflection for the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, by Tim Reidy
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Bill McCormick, S.J.
As we head into what is sure to be a rancorous general election in the United States, what might we learn from the relationship between the pope and president?
FaithNews
KNA International
Pope Francis is continuing his work program despite the flu. On Thursday morning, he held seven audiences for individuals and groups.
FaithNews
Peter Smith - Associated Press
Baltimore's agreement with St. Michael’s Media, the parent firm of the Church Militant website, comes even as the site’s future remains in flux.
The former police officer Jimmy Chérizier, known as Barbecue, leader of the "G9 and Family" gang, stands with fellow gang members after speaking to journalists in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince in Port-au-Prince on March 5. Haiti's latest violence began with a direct challenge from Barbecue, who said he would target government ministers to prevent the prime minister's return and force his resignation. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Jean Denis Saint-Félix, S.J.: “Nobody wants to stay in this hell. People are seeking ways to enter, no matter how, the United States,” even “knowing the danger and risks they go through.”
Children place Easter lilies on a lawn during an event in Dublin on March 15, 2020. (CNS photo/Brian Lawless, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
The misogynistic language of the old Constitution may be removed, but in its place will be clauses that relinquish the state of any real responsibility to support family caregivers, critics say.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, by Father Terrance Klein
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
In a year that is supposedly a test of “small-d” democracy, the voice of the voters seems fainter than ever.
Community
America Media Events
Join America Media on a fall 2024 pilgrimage to Greece following in the footsteps of St. Paul.
FaithNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
Pope Francis will continue his custom of celebrating Holy Thursday Mass in a prison during Holy Week 2024.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
In concluding his catechesis on virtues and vices, Pope Francis stated that correcting our pride is the greatest battle to which the Christian is called.
Arts & CultureFilm
Delaney Coyne
“Anatomy of a Fall” suggests that a criminal trial is a game that rewards whoever can tell the best story most convincingly.
FaithNews
George P. Matysek Jr. - OSV News
Father Haig recalled a story told to him by family members about how at age 5 he had already declared that he wanted to be a Jesuit astrophysicist when he grew up.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“We have to make ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ a reality,” Archbishop García Cuerva tell Gerard O’Connell. “We must make a reality Francis’ words, his documents, his vision of the church as a field hospital.”
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Wilfrid Sheed's books are a delight to read, but his reviews and essays are his true masterpieces.
Politics & SocietyFaith
Caroline De Sury — OSV News
The bishops cried out that “of all European countries, France is the only one where the number of abortions is not decreasing and has even increased over the last two years,” and that France “would have honored itself by instead promoting the rights of women and children.”
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
March 10, 2024, the Fourth Sunday of Lent: There are so many places of conflict around the world at the present moment. Each place yearns for peace, stability and the hope that someone will take responsibility. 
Arts & CultureVantage Point
Walker Percy
In 1973, the famous novelist (and sometime America book reviewer) Walker Percy offered this long review of Wilfrid Sheed's 'People Will Always Be Kind.'
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie star in a scene from the movie “Barbie.” The OSV News classification is A-II – adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 – parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (OSV News photo/Warner Bros.)
Arts & CultureFilm
Abigail Wilkinson Miller
Greta Gerwig’s art reveals the truth that there is dignity in simply being a woman—an embodied, relational, imperfect woman.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Gustavo García-Siller
Christians are not a social club that gathers on Sundays to receive nice-sounding catchphrases. We are to influence the heart of society.