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By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON — Detained Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando José Álvarez appeared in a video Aug. 11, a week into his de facto house arrest by government authorities, saying that he and the companions who are with him have hearts full of forgiveness and love. The video, taken inside a chapel of the church building where the group […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Mary’s humble life and example are a testament to the triumph of service and love over power and success, Pope Francis said. Before reciting the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption Aug. 15, the pope told an estimated 10,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square that the song of praise […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called on the international community to help the people of Somalia who are at risk of famine due to severe drought. “The populations of this region, who already live in very precarious conditions, now find themselves in mortal danger due to drought,” the pope said Aug. 14 during his Sunday […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
With 35 grandchildren, Stephen and Peggy Gabriel write and teach about the vocation of marriage. For Stephen Gabriel, his grandchildren serve as his legacy, what he calls “an eternal legacy.” He and his wife, Peggy, hope to model a holy marriage for their eight children and 35 grandchildren. Stephen and Peggy so desired to teach […]
Movies
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will be featured in a new documentary premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival; the film covers his near decade of travel, with visits to almost 60 countries. Titled, “In Viaggio” (“Traveling”), the film is directed by Gianfranco Rosi, an Italian-American documentary filmmaker who won the Venice Film Festival’s best […]
Columns
By Laura Kelly Fanucci
Where does God show up on your calendar? I pose this as a real question, not a rhetorical one. If someone found your planner on the bus or a stranger glanced at your calendar on the wall or a hacker gained access to your phone’s events, would they see any sign you were a Catholic? […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
There is a discussion (argument?) that seems to pop up around this time every year. With wedding season in full swing, people love to debate the merits of getting married young over deliberately delaying. Before we dig in, there is an obvious caveat: some people would dearly love to marry young, but have not yet […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
During his down time at work, a Minnesota surgeon often browses the New Yorker in the hospital library. One day he spotted its famed cartoon caption contest — a caption-less cartoon that calls on readers to submit captions and then vote on their favorites, to be published in the following issue of the magazine. The […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
The other week my wife and I went out on a date. After a hectic few weeks, our special time together had at last arrived. All around us at the restaurant were other couples, out on dates. About halfway through the dinner, I began to notice something. One of the spouses at a nearby table […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
In arranging to meet in September with Russia’s Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis evidently has two goals in view: peace in Ukraine and progress in Catholic-Orthodox relations. While both are highly desirable, it is far from certain this particular conversation will contribute much to accomplishing either. Francis and Kirill last met in 2016 in Havana — […]
