Amid pandemic, Holland's 'hidden' churches have an especially poignant message

Perspective: In the Netherlands in the 16th century, public Catholic celebrations were banned and worship was restricted to churches sans identifiable façades. One such place was constructed in three adjoining attics in Amsterdam.

A saint for our times: This man would be a relevant, revolutionary choice

Commentary: Should Michael McGivney, a humble parish priest, become the first native-born Irish American male saint? Maybe. But U.S. Catholics might be more inclined to rally behind another St. Mychal.

Connection, compassion and care in a Bronx COVID-19 ward

A Sister of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and chief physician assistant at North Central Bronx hospital, Sr. Mary Catherine Redmond has been a bridge between providers and their patients. Like other sisters, her decades-long service has been undergirded by a commitment to social justice.

Racism in pollution and policing: A conversation with Robert Bullard, father of environmental justice

Robert Bullard is no stranger to how racism pollutes everyday life in America. The professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Houston's Texas Southern University has watched closely as America again confronts its long record on racism. His decades of study make it clear that racism goes deeper than policing — it plays out in housing, food access, development and the environments where we live.




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