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“Conclave,” it should be noted, is entirely fictional, though there are plenty of potential real-world connections. It should also be noted, for the unfamiliar, that the conclave process is closed off from the real world and largely secret. That perhaps solidifies its status as fiction, as everything that happens during a real conclave is unlikely […]
One by one, Catholic dioceses in key presidential swing states are putting out unusual statements: Newspapers whose titles include the word Catholic that are showing up in people’s mailboxes aren’t what they seem and aren’t connected to the church. With a classic typeface and traditional newspaper design, the mass-mailed Catholic Tribune newspapers carry signposts of […]
(ANALYSIS) Florida is infamous for its never-ending, extremely eccentric news stories. Quite often, at the center of these tales is the legendary “Florida Man.” This character, a curious blend of urban myth and genuine reality, might start his day wrestling an alligator and then, in the afternoon, after a quick trip to the hospital, rob […]
Addressing the Synod Assembly on Saturday evening, Pope Francis highlighted how the Final Document, written over the course of the 2nd Session of the Synod on Synodality that began on Oct. 2 following a process of listening and dialogue, is the fruit of over three years of listening to the People of God. It reveals, […]
(ANALYSIS) The Religion Guy’s answer: Before the final session of a Synod of Bishops that concludes at the Vatican October 27, much printer’s ink was spilled because Pope Francis removed the issue of allowing women deacons from the agenda. Jesuit Father Thomas Reese, the Catholic columnist for Religion News Service, reminds us that the pope […]
(ANALYSIS) On election night in 2016, an event offering pain as well as triumph, Kamala Harris dug into a big bag of salty snack-food consolation. “It was incredibly bittersweet. When I took the stage for my acceptance speech — to represent California in the Senate — I tore up my notes. I just said, ‘We […]
Amid the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, a group of Salesian nurses are helping women combat drug addiction. Manipur — an Indian state with a population of 3.7 million nestled in the mountains along the border with Myanmar — has been gripped by ethnic violence since last year. Approximately 250 people have been killed and […]
When Mariella Aitana Guerrero was born on a Saturday afternoon in early September, she was 6 pounds, 18 inches. She had dark hair and long eyelashes — and her life expectancy was measured in minutes. The newborn that arrived at St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital, just north of Houston, had anencephaly, a neural tube defect. […]
With two weeks left until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris has made visiting churches an integral stop along the campaign trail, urging voters to cast early ballots as part of her “souls to the polls” campaign. Her latest stop was this past Sunday in the battleground state of Georgia, where voting is currently underway. […]
In a message commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Italian newspaper, Corriere dello Sport-Stadio, on Sunday, Pope Francis celebrated the news outlet’s work, saying, “You have run a beauitful race over these hundred years.” The pope reflected on his own memories of playing soccer as a child in Argentina. He described the […]