Profiles in Catholicism
Jun 25, 202123 min
Updated: Jun 29, 2021
A Message from the Editor
The epistemological attributes of God are the One, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful, All art that is beautiful is a reflection of God When art is also true, it reflects another dimension of God.
A Quote to Remember
“Art has a unique capacity to take one or other facet of the message and translate it into colors, shapes and sounds which nourish the intuition of those who look and listen.”
by Pope John Paul II
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Special Prayer
A Prayer for Artists
Lord, remember your artists. Have mercy upon them and remember with compassion all those that reflect the good, the ill, the strengths and the weaknesses of the human spirit.
Remember those who raise their voices in unending song, those who pour their souls into music loud and soft.
Remember those who put pigment to surface, carve wood and stone and marble, who work base metals into beauty, those building upwards from the earth toward heaven.
Remember those who put thought to paper by computer and by pen; the poets who delve, the playwrights who analyze and proclaim, the dreamers-up of narrative, all those who work with the light and shadows of film.
Remember the actors moved by Spirit and dancers moving through space.
Remember all these artists whom you have placed among us, for are they not, O Lord, the fellows of your inspiration? Do they not, Lord God, bring to your people great proof of your divinity and our part in it?
Remember your artists and show them mercy and compassion that they may do the same and so uplift all your people. That they may cry forth your praises, as we do here.
Amen! Amen! Amen!
by Bryan Brown, worship pastor at Christ Church in Austin and the worship leader of the Transforming Culture symposium in 2008, adapted from Herbert Whittaker's "Prayer for the Artists"
Prayer for the eternal rest of Father Juan Antonio Orozco Alvarado
Eternal Father God, on this day we come in front of you, to pray for the eternal rest of Father Juan Antonio, he is your son, who served you in the vocation of the priesthood during his short life. You, who one day called them to serve you at the holy altar, allow them to enjoy your divinity. We ask you to receive him and his parishioners in your holy presence, who died as a result of the violence.
Even when grief takes hold of our hearts, we know that you are a merciful father and that you are present at all times of our lives. We ask you to bring comfort to the family and friends of Father Juan Antonio and his parishioners, so that they can cope with this terrible loss.
by Seminarian Francisco J. Pagán Portalatín Profiles in Catholicism
(Office Vespers deceased)
Hear, Lord, our prayers, so that, by confessing the resurrection of Jesus Christ, your Son, the hope that our brother Fr. Juan Antonio Orozco Alvarado will rise again may also be strengthened. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit and is God forever and ever.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Oración por el eterno Descanso del Padre Juan Antonio Orozco Alvarado
Dios padre eterno, en este día llegamos frente a ti, para rogar por el eterno descanso del Padre Juan Antonio, él es tu hijo, el cual te sirvió en la vocación del sacerdocio durante su corta vida. Tu que un día los llamaste a servirte en el santo altar, concédele gozar de tu divinidad.
Te pedimos le recibas en tu santa presencia al el y sus parroquianos, que murieron a causa de la violencia.
Aun cuando la pena se apodera de nuestros corazones, sabemos que eres un padre misericordioso y que estas presenten en todo momento de nuestras vidas.
Te rogamos que traigas consuelo a la familia y amigos del Padre Juan Antonio y de sus parroquianos, para que puedan sobrellevar esta terrible perdida.
by Francisco J. Pagán Portalatín Profiles in Catholicism
Oración final
(Oficio Vísperas difuntos)
Escucha, Señor, nuestras súplicas, para que, al confesar la resurrección de Jesucristo, tu Hijo, se afiance también la esperanza de que nuestro hermano Padre Juan Antonio Orozco Alvarado resucitará. Por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, tu Hijo, que vive y reina contigo en la unidad del Espíritu Santo y es Dios por los siglos de los siglos.
Dale Señor el descanso eterno.
Brille para él la luz perpetua.
Descanse en paz. Amén
A Prayer to Prevent Suicide
“Atoms and Molecules”
Dear Lord, we live in an age where the outward wear has got
Extravagantly technical, highly polished, bright, even painfully
Expensive, surpassing the pocket of many people but catching,
Like a hook, in the too costly shoes, fast car or fanciful gear!
Or what guilt edged experience we suffered which suffocated us,
Sapping the every day love of life and shielding, like a barred door,
The possibility of making friends beyond those who don’t know
Our emptiness, ailing, or the fears and remembering which spring,
Animal like, out of the shadowy loneliness, preying upon the Prayerless, like slugs born in the soil and devouring their way through
The leaves needed for growth to be sustained and to be fruit bearing,
So day by day our isolation grows and even glows as it implodes.
Dear Lord, some of us do not even make the outward show of success
And simply fail, flattening the land to the horizon, losing hope upon Hope in the deadening trail to the railway, the busy road or the bridge
To end it all, falling not to our knees but for the lie that nobody knows
The inwardly collapsing star that fell out of orbit and, instead of being
Amidst other beings began to disintegrate and collapse, more and More, collapsing little by little into that isolating, suffocating inside Space where crushing continues, containing even the light of the day.
What edge of nothingness we fell to, hovering, trembling like a note Between dying out and extinction, moments away from ending the Possibility of recovering and regaining contact with others and Building, atom upon atom, the molecular relationship we need to live.
Dear Lord, send a word to open the closed door, the darkened within Of the night of life, the love to be lived, the hopes to be hoped, the Helps to come before the final silence, the rushing scream as others Witness, not the sung life but the breath escaping the drowned dead.
Dear Mary, Mother of the Lord, enlighten others to see the dwindling
Down of friendships, the desperate lunges into the heart’s holes, drop
By drop drinking the despair that needs draining off, evaporating, Pouring out and away like the poisonous virus it is so that the truth,
St. Joseph, the truth that heals can come and dwell, along with His Forgiving touch, touching tenderness, healing help and hope, as a Newness begins, impossible to describe, blossomed out of where? A New family from Love’s loving to love the lame and help the helpless.
by Francis Etheredge, author of the forthcoming:
Within Reach of You: A Book of Prose and Prayers:
for my own account of attempted suicide go to The Prayerful Kiss:
A Doctor’s Prayer
I see the suffering children and say I must help,
I see the pain and hurt and I know,
I can’t ignore when I feel and hear the call
To respond and do my best
To reach the sick and end the pain and
bring healing, and respite.
So few of us are left to heal and mend the hurt and sickness.
We have fallen ill when we took the risk to save and help the others,
the stranger and we too have suffered and have died.
I ask why has all the world so little care
As corona ravages the humble and the poor,
And the vaccines are reserved for the rich and not the weak?
Wicked hunger, squalor, and disease spreads with corona in nations that have brought conflict, riots and war upon themselves by corruption and by greed and are cursed to suffer and despair.
We, and all humanity with the compassion and concern can call for justice for the rich to share the wealth and heal the world so all are safe to live in peace without the suffering and the fear.
by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
A Prayer for Those Who Died and Who Were Injured in the Miami Condo Collapse.
Dear God,
Please embrace those who died in the Miami condo collapse into your eternal
loving care where they will be infinitely happy for eternity. Also heal those
who have been injured. We also ask you to comfort the families and friends of
all those who have died and were injured.
by Sarah Lyon Profiles in Catholicism
Art Interviews
Non-Art Interviews
Art Articles and Commentaries
Immersive Experience Brings Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Frescoes to the U.S.
by Isis Davis-Marks Smithsonian Magazine
Childhood Restored: Art By Young Holocaust Survivors
by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Link to The Holocaust
Mary Icons
by Mary Jane Miller Profiles in Catholicism
Saint Francis and the Sultan
by Father John O'Brien, OFM Profiles in Catholicism
Matisse and the Chapel of the Rosary
by Father John O'Brien, OFM Profiles in Catholicism
Homeless Jesus: responding to those in need
by CathNews New Zealand
Florence's Medici Family Used Portraits as Propaganda
by Smithsonian Magazine
Catholic sculptor wishes to restore Catholic credibility amid modern evils
by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
6 works of art that bring new meaning to the Eucharist
by John Christman S.S.S. U.S. Catholic
The Catholic artist and the challenge of evangelizing modern culture
by Thomas M. Doran The Catholic World Report
Schoolchildren's 'Eyes of the World' art installation sends powerful message to G7 leaders
by Independent Catholic News
Artist paints icons of endangered species to 'foster ecological conversion'
by Barbara Fraser EarthBeat
Vatican’s vanishing artisans: Traditional workshops struggle amid COVID-19
by Robert Duncan Crux
The Masterpiece of the Divine Artist
by Elizabeth A. Mitchell The Catholic Thing
Art and the late Linda Nochlin can teach us about suffering
by Ciaran Freeman National Catholic Reporter
Catholic sculptor’s work to be part of COVID-19 memorial at Ohio hospital
by Catholic News Service
Jesuits launch first online exhibition, celebrating Forty Martyrs
by Independent Catholic News
Forgotten Last Supper Scene Linked to Renaissance Master Titian Spent Century Hidden in Plain Sight
by Isis Davis-Marks Smithsonian Magazine
Wow Famous Artist Timothy Schmalz Reveals his New Sculptures of St. Padre Pio - Wrestling the Devil! VIDEO
by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
Fra Angelico – Opening Our Imagination to the Vastness of Divine Beauty.
by Billy Kangas Patheos
Bishop Donald J. Hying blesses pro-life sculpture by Martin Hudáček
by Joseph M. Hanneman The Catholic World Report
Painting the Saints: Artist Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs Takes Catholic Approach to Her Craft
by Joseph Pronechen National Catholic Register
“The Memorial of Unborn Children II” portrays regret, mercy, healing. Slovakian artist Martin Hudáček’s newest statue tells the abortion story through mother, father, and the lost child.
by Joseph M. Hanneman The Catholic World Report
Warhol’s faith and life. Andy Warhol’s premodern starting point helped him become the postmodern Picasso.
by Duncan Collins U.S .Catholic
A realistic 'Homeless Jesus' statue sparks conversation -- and a visit from police
by David Williams CNN
3020 Christmas stamp shows Peruvian painting of Our Lady of Guapulo
by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/Crux
Black Jesus version of Michelangelo's Pietà divides Catholics on race and politics
by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
Restorers uncover new details in a Michelangelo Pieta
by Associated Press/Crux
Sister Plautilla Nelli, the Forgotten Woman Painter of the Renaissance
by Solène Tadié National Catholic Register
In Chicago, shattered glass but also a vision of heaven
by Dr. Bryan Berry The Catholic World Report
Artist Erin McAtee's faith journey led to a place of encounter
by Stephen G. Adubato National Catholic Reporter
Catholic sculptor re-creating Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ aims to shift the emphasis off hell
by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
Norwich Catholic high school launches virtual art exhibition
by Alex Savage Independent Catholic News
Tissot’s Great Reversion
by Brad Miner The Catholic Thing
Caravaggio: Revelation and Revolution
by Brad Miner The Catholic Thing
Raphael's last paintings unveiled: A discovery made during a Vatican Museums restoration
by Paolo Ondarza Vatican News
Pope at Mass prays for artists: ‘without beauty we cannot understand the Gospel’
by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
Celebrating the genius of Raphael, 500 years later
by Elizabeth Lev Angelus
Raphael tapestries ‘integral’ to fully understanding Sistine Chapel, theologian says
by Inés San Martín Global Sister Report
Restoration of Ghent Altarpiece reveals surprising face on the “Lamb of God”
by John Burger Aleteia
7 Little-known facts about Michelangelo’s Pietà
by V. M. Traverso Aleteia
Particles of Faith fills a gap in typical Catholic high school curriculums
by Mary Woods The Catholic World Report
Traditional Catholic Procession in the Philippines brings Millions to the Streets for the 'Black Nazarene' sculpture of Jesus
by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
Teenage hopes expressed through painting a giant mural on an Edinburgh church by Rachel Farmer Anglican Communion News Service
Pope unveils sculpture commemorating migrants and refugees
by Vatican News
Bono and Guggi: A friendship based on art, punk rock and Jesus
by Cathleen Falsani Religion News Service
Exhibit brings Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to Christ Cathedral
by John Burger Aleteia
A Painter of the Holocaust for Our Times
by Pat Lipsky Tablet
Inspired innovator: The startling Christian art of Tintoretto
by Zelda Caldwell Aleteia
This amazing young artist sees Christ in each portrait she paints
by Carissa Pluta Aleteia
Tintoretto’s Enlightenment
by Fr. Robert P. Imbelli The Catholic Thing
An artist finds his calling in painting a city’s forgotten faces
by Jean P. Kelly US Catholic
Amazing Mexican Artist Captures Jesus at Calvary with Optical Illusion - Octavio Ocampo
by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
Notre-Dame’s Artwork Is Headed to the Louvre
by Milan Polk Vulture
The greatest Christian paintings of Leonardo da Vinci
by John Burger Aleteia
Teens’ sacred art on display at LA Cathedral’s Robert Graham exhibit
by Clara Fox Angelus News
Pietà offers meaning amid the betrayal of the abuse crisis
by NCR Editorial Staff National Catholic Reporter
Sculpture worth suffering for
by Heather King Angelus
David Lee Csicsko: Making the saints accessible today
by Joyce Duriga Chicago Catholic
Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s faith 500 years after his death
by Elizabeth Lev Angelus
Papal Nuncio blesses Homeless Jesus
by Jesuits in Britain/ICN
Church wins praise for sculpture of 'homeless Jesus' in Canada
by La Croix International
Philippine artist creates Christ image with guns, bullets
by Ronald Reyes La Croix International
Afro-Latina artist reimagines Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam"
by Cecilia González-Andrieu America
St. Xavier mural part of ‘Tribute'
by The Beverly Review
Art and Spirituality: In the name of the mother
by Rich Heffern National Catholic Reporter
"Australia Catalogue" highlights role of Vatican Museums"
by Linda Bordoni Inside the Vatican
Art at St. Benedict the African reflects experience of black Catholics
by Joyce Duriga Chicago Cathol
Matilde gives drawing to Pope Francis, surrounding him with love
by Albin Hiller Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace
An Irish monk breathes new life into liturgical art in Toronto
by Dean Dettloff America
Denver’s ‘spiritual bartender’ uses art to share knowledge and faith
by Shannon Levitt Crux
The Positively Art Calendar Truth & art in the new age of AIDS
by Gordon Nary International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
General Articles and Commentaries
Statement by UN ‘experts’ seeks to discredit the Holy See
by Andrea Gagliarducci Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Report: Team’s antisemitic language goes back years
by The Associated Press
Link to Antisemitism
Mexico: Priest killed in shootout between drug gangs
by Independent Catholic News
Link to Murdered Priests and Seminarians and Gang Violence
5-year-old boy interrupts homily and asks for prayers for his intubated godfather
by Magnús Sannleikur Aleteia
Thomas Merton's wisdom for a church in crisis
by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter
St. Thomas More and the tribulations of our time
by David G. Bonagura, Jr. The Catholic World Report
St. Thomas More for our times: not a culture war hero
by David E. DeCosse National Catholic Reporter
Francis asks Chicago's Cupich to investigate Vatican's peace and justice office
by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter
Why Was Spider-Man at Pope Francis’ General Audience?
by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
World Health Organization Grants Holy See Permanent Observer Status
by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Reporter
Just Imagine
by Tony Magliano Clarion Herald
Jailed Jesuit’s intensive care stay extended
by CathNews
Link to The Jesuits
Jesuit Provincial in China To Become New Bishop of Hong Kong
by Brian Fraga Patheos
Link to Catholicism and China
Pope at Audience: Evangelization requires us to follow unexpected paths
by Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ Vatican News
Link to Evangelization
HK’s Apple Daily to shut within days, says Jimmy Lai adviser
by Anne Marie Roantree Reuters
Link to China Challenges and to Media
US assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility
by Zachary Cohen CNN
This 3D “carbon copy” of Jesus was created using the Shroud of Turin
by Aleteia
How many times should a person be forgiven?
by Rolando José Olivo Profiles in Catholicism
Link to Forgiveness
Parents lose three children to tragic accident: ‘If Jesus can forgive me, I can forgive’
by Katie Yoder Catholic News Service /The Catholic World Report
Granting Forgiveness Does Not Mean We Return To The Way Things Were
by Henry Karlson Patheos
What the new revisions to the Code of Canon Law mean for safeguarding
by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
Link to Canon Law
Europe seeks disabled astronauts, more women in space
by The Associated Press
'We women are pushed out of work because of childcare. It's hurtful'
by BBC News
Link to Women Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
Abortions Increase in UK, 42% Now Getting At Least 2nd Abortion
by Catholic Arena
Link to Abortion
EU bishops criticize report for stance on abortion, conscience clauses
by Catholic News Service
Catholic Doctors Under Investigation Over Abortion-Reversal Treatment
by K.V. Turley National Catholic Register
USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat: Congress Must Prevent Taxpayer-Funded Abortion
by Matt Hadro Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Austrian Archbishop stresses end of life a fundamental moment of life itself
by Vatican News
Link to End of Life Challenges
Spanish bishop criticizes bill that would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics
by Blanca Ruiz Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Link to Other ProLife Challenges
Critics say Argentinian blacklist of pro-lifers uses Dirty War tactics
by Inés San Martín Crux
Priest Bravely Faces Down Anti Baby Protestors
by Catholic Arena
'Brainwashed' 1/6 Suspect Says Ashli Babbitt, Brian Sicknick May Not Have Died
by Brendan Cole Newsbreak
Link to Domestic Terrorism/Insurrection/Sedition
WHO: 1 in 100 deaths is by suicide, Over 700 000 people lose their life to suicide every year says a new study by the UN’s health agency.
by Robin Gomes Vatican News
Link to Suicide
Quadruple amputee has set high goals for college, his future
by Tom Tracy Catholic News Service
Priest douses bishops with acid in Athens
by Reuters
Confronting Suicide and Mental Health during COVID.
by Stephen G. Adubato Patheos
Link to Mental Health Challenges, and to Youth Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
Mozambique: Kidnapped nun raises alarm about hundreds of abducted children
by Fionn Shiner and Paulo Aido Independent Catholic News
Link to Children at Risk and toAfrican Challenges
Nigeria child abduction: Kidnappers demand millions for a child's life
by BBC News
Tigray war: Walking three days to find a hospital
by BBC News
Link to War
As mental illness rises in Nigeria, nuns offer treatment, shelter to indigent people in Uyo
by Valentine Iwenwanne Global Sisters Report
Link to Mental Health/Illness
International community urged to stop rape as a weapon of war in Tigray
by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Link to Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls
Catholic priest among five people kidnapped in Mali
by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Ethiopia conflict: 33,000 Tigray children risk death from hunger - UN
by BBC News|
Link to Starvation
Brazilian bishop calls President Bolsonaro a ‘fascist’ on Twitter
by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Link to Fascism
Seen and unseen: The role of faith, reason in the search for alien life
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Crux
Featured Report
The Healers
by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Parents and the Internet for Good and Bad
by Father Shay Cullen The Manila Times
Link to Social Media
Philippine bishop admonishes Duterte over ICC probe. Prelate challenges president to prove innocence if court accepts prosecutor's call for a full investigation into killings
by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Manila's new archbishop receives red hat and ring
by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Filipino Catholics back call for ICC to pursue Duterte. Chief prosecutor wants full investigation into president's deadly war on drugs
by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Texas lawmaker reacts to Lara Trump telling border citizens to 'arm up'
by CNN/Newsbreak
Link to Domestic Terrorism/Insurrection/Sedition
US intel report warns of more violence by QAnon followers
by Micahel Kumzelman and Nomaan Merchant The Associated Press
'What planet' are they on? Judge blasts Republicans for downplaying attack on U.S. Capitol
by Jan Wolfe Reuters
Leaked Chats Show Ex-Marine Wants to Make Maine Safe Space for Neo-Nazis
by Homeland Security Today
Link to Neo-Nazis
German soldiers dismissed over Hitler birthday song
by Reuters
Will we ever know the real death toll of the pandemic?
by Amruta Byatnal National Geographic
Link to Covid-19
Anti-Vaccine Catholics Break Moral Theology Principles
by Matthew Schneider Patheos
COVID vaccines for poor nations is a human right and moral duty
by Tony Magliano Clarion Herald
Powerful new COVID-19 vaccine shows 90% efficacy, could boost world’s supply
by Meredith Wadman Science
NIH director: We asked God for help with COVID-19, and vaccines are the ‘answer to that prayer
by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service
G7 leaders’ vaccine pledge is a moral failure
by CathNews New Zealand
Palestinians cancel deal for near-expired COVID vaccines from Israel
by Ali Sawafta Rami and Ayyub Reuters
Immunogenicity of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines in Pregnant and Lactating Women
by Ai-ris Y. Collier, MD; Katherine McMahan, MS, Jingyou Yu, PhD; et al JAMA
Link to Pregnancy and Pregnancy Challenges
Covid: Deaf campaigner takes legal action over No 10 briefings
by Helena Wilkinson BBC News
Link to Deafness
For Hairy Cell Leukemia, Drug Combination Leads to Long-Lasting Remissions
by National Cancer Institute
Link to Cancer
Belfast woman who raised £10k for cancer research appeals for help after diagnosis
by Irish Central
Five-year-old becomes 'sheriff' after beating cancer
by BBC News
Public Citizen calls for top FDA officials to resign following Alzheimer's drug approval
by Jacob Bell BioPharmaDive
Link to Alzheimer’s disease
White-nose syndrome confirmed in Wyoming bats for 1st time
by The Associated Press
Children's graves in Canada reflect Catholic logic of Indigenous vanishment
by Kathleen Holscher National Catholic Reporter
Vatican Becciu investigation: Searches carried out at Sardinian diocese, social cooperative
by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Link to Financial Crimes
Rome tribunal backs Vatican in case against Italian broker
by Nicole Winfield National Catholic Reporter
Priest follows footsteps of St Aidan to support vulnerable refugees
by Daniel Sweeney Independent Catholic News
Link to General Immigration Challenges
Keeping refugee advocacy alive
by Andrew Hamilton Eureka Street
Church leaders preach peace in Nicaragua as they face threats from Ortega regime
by Inés San MartínJ Crux
Statement by UN ‘experts’ seeks to discredit the Holy See
by Andrea Gagliarducci Catholic News Agency
Pope Francis: Rigid Priests Are a Manifestation of Clericalism
by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Link to Clericalism
Russia says warning shots deter UK warship; London denies it
by Valdimir Isachnkov and Jill Lawless The Associated Press
Remains of Ten Native American Children Who Died at Government Boarding School Return Home After 100 Years
by Smithsonian Magazine
Link to Native Americans
Shooting in Texas capital leaves 14 wounded; one suspect still at large
by Reuters
Link to Gun Violence
Family left in shock by shooting of young Palestinian woman
by Josef Federman The Associated Press
Man pleads guilty to shooting Black girl at Iowa Trump rally
by Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press
Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer
by Kathleen Food The Associated Press
AP: Some stolen US military guns used in violent crimes
by Kristin M. Hall, James Laporta, Justine Pritchard and Justine Myers The Associated Press
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats’ policing policy
by Thomas Beaumont The Associated Press
Link to Police Protection and Challenges
Biden backs funding more police to fight crime wave
by BBC News
Police officer's throat cut while making arrest in Middlesbrough
by BBC News
Berlin squat riot leaves dozens of police wounded
by BBC News
'Corrupt' British police hid failings of murder investigation - report
by Alistair Smout Reuters
Link to Police Brutality and Misconduct
Portland riots: Police crowd-control team resigns after officer indicted
by BBC News
Kings Bay Plowshares activists keep focus on continuing witness for peace
by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service
Link to Catholic Activism
China, US diplomats clash over human rights, pandemic origin
by The Associated Press
Link to China Challenges
China, Canada spar at UN body over human rights failings
by James Keaten The Associated Press
Link to Human Rights
Poverty must be tackled to end shame of India's child labor/ Do we want to be a nation largely of slaves, crippled in body and mind, or a nation free in spirit and aspiration?
by Myron J. Pereira UCA News
Link to Poverty
Pope calls for global approach to poverty
by CathNews
Oregon lawmaker ousted for allowing rioters into State Capitol
by BBC News
Link to Domestic Terrorism/Insurrection/Sedition
Vatican project aims to make digital space a place of encounter
by Junno Arocho Esteves Crux
Hayes stabbing: Boy, 15, charged with Jalan Woods-Bell's murder
by BBC News
Link to Murder
Officials: Man in boy road rage killing admitted firing gun
by The Associated Press
Spanish bishop to punish priest for blaming mother after father kills children
by Inés San Martín Crux
‘You stabbed me,’ boy tells father at double-murder trial
by The Associated Press
Kenya: Police arrest fugitive charged with murdering priest
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Crux
The abuse crisis and the elusive horizon of a repenting church. Words of regret and acts of penance are not enough to heal the wounds and right the church
by Massimo Faggioli La Croix International
Link to Catholic Sexual Violence Against Minors
Survivor shares stories from church-run residential ‘school’ St. Eugene’s in B.C.
by Athena Bonneau Toronto Star
Link to Violence Against Children
Advance compensation payments to be made available to some child sexual abuse survivors following national redress scheme review
by Matthew Doran Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sex abuse survivors call for system-wide audit of Southern Baptist Convention
by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Imran Ahmad Khan: Wakefield MP charged with sex assault on boy
by BBC News
Federal government faces lawsuit over sexual abuse of children on Canadian military bases
by David Pugliese Ottawa Citizen
‘Preserve the base’: Leaked audio of SBC leaders shows reluctance on dealing with sex abuse
by Bob Smietana and Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
Link to Protestant Sexual Violence Against Minors
Assisted dying bill to be lodged at Scottish Parliament
by BBC News
Link to Euthanasia
No-one has right to step in to end a life: Archbishop Costelloe
by CathNews
Meet the Vatican librarian who was the Gordon Ramsay of his age
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
AP Exclusive: In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans
by Claire Galogaro The Associated Press
Link to Addiction
Biden Plans to Reverse Trump’s Alaska Policy. Here’s Why It Matters.
by Maryam Gamar Vox
Link to United States Politics- Part Two
John Boehner: Joe Biden is 'a good Catholic'
by Christopher White National Catholic Reporter
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Think They Can Salvage Their Reputations by Pretending to Want Nothing to Do With Trump
by Bess Levin Vanity Fair
New emails reveal a Trump White House gone mad
by Elie Honig NewsBreak
Emails show Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election
by Michael Balsamo and Coleen Long The Associated Press
Link to Immoral Political Practices
Rudy Giuliani suspended from practicing law in New York state
by Katelyn Polantz CNN
Germany gets 1st military rabbi in over a century
by The Associated Press/Religion News Service
Video shows man apologized before Honolulu police shot him
by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Associated Press/ABC News
They killed her husband. Her mercy saved their lives
by Christopher Smith The Jesuits
Link to Prison Challenges
John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
by Clare Duffy and Alan Goodman CNN Business
Pornography producer sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking
by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Link to Pornography Challenges and to Human Trafficking
HMP Swansea: Inquiry call after prison officer stabbed by inmate
by BBC News
Chamoli disaster: 'It hit the valley floor like 15 atomic bombs'
by Jonathan Amos BBC News
IMF eyes new trust to provide aid to broader group of countries-Georgieva
by Andrea Shalal Reuters
Citing misogyny, Aussie swimmer pulls out of Olympic trials
by John Py The Associated Press
Why Is a French Catholic Archdiocese Expelling the FSSP?
by Solène Tadié National Catholic Register
Canada truck attack suspect charged with terrorism
by BBC News
Link to Terrorism
Military bombs Myanmar Catholic Church – civilians killed
by CathNews New Zealand
Link to War
Migrants fleeing religious persecution find refuge in SF
by Lorena Rojas Catholic San Francisco
Link to General United States Immigration Challenges
On DACA anniversary, bishop urges pathway to citizenship for 'Dreamers'
by Julie Asher Catholic News Service/Angelus
Link to DACA
Britain calls EU view of N Ireland offensive in Brexit spat
by Jill Lawless The Associated Press/Crux
Link to US Military and Veterans
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Vatican invokes sovereign status to protest anti-homophobia bill
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Critical entities targeted in suspected Chinese cyber spying
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People with disabilities faced more barriers during pandemic, academy says
by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
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Pontifical Academy for life on disability and friendship
by Vatican News
Irish missionary champions rights of poor, powerless in South Korea. Father O'Keeffe has spent more than 40 years supporting marginalized communities in the East Asian country
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Thousands march in Dublin demanding 100% percent redress in mica scandal
by Irish Central
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Veteran lawmaker to lead N. Ireland’s DUP after turmoil
by Jill Lawless The Associated Press/Crux
Irish bishops choose woman to guide route to national synodLaywoman Nicola Brady currently works on building relations between the Christian traditions in Ireland
by Michael Kelly Catholic News Service/UCA News
Ireland: The Organization Has Helped 7,000 Victims of Abuse over the Past 25 Years
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Ireland’s religious education teachers concerned by bullying of practicing Catholic students
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Student's death ignites debate about hazing at Thai colleges
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MLB to give 10-game suspensions over doctored baseballs, issue new guidance
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An altar call for action on racial justice at CTSA convention
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Pakistan: Children kick up stink over sewage
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Churches vandalized in Vancouver archdiocese
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Kim Jong-un admits North Korea facing a 'tense' food shortage
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Patients awarded $15M after fertility clinic accident destroys eggs, embryos. The manufacturer had reportedly known about the defect and had not warned Pacific Fertility Center about the issue.
by Joseph Guzma The Hill
More than 30 pelicans mutilated on Southern California coast
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Texas Supreme Court Sides With Lubbock Diocese Over Deacon Accused of Sexual Misconduct. The diocese's handling of an alleged sexual misconduct instance is a matter of ecclesiastical rather than civil law, the court decided.
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Tens of thousands in dark after blackout hits USVI
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Catholic teacher's death highlights scandals in Indonesian education. The stabbing of a principal has put the spotlight on corruption and poor administration in school funding
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Catholics in Holy Land to Celebrate “Peace Day for the East”
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German soldiers dismissed over Hitler birthday song
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by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg
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Estonian theologian elected new General Secretary of Lutheran World Federation
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The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola
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SIX POPES: A Son of the Church Remembers
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The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court
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Acts of the Apostles
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Philosophizing in Faith: Essays on the Beginning and End of Wisdom,
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The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos.
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Fatima
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