Pope Francis' June 29 apostolic letter, Desiderio Desideravi, will be of little interest to the vast majority of Catholics who do not oppose the reforms, but need to be drawn deeper into the mystery of the Eucharist.
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Tensions in Bosnia; "Trump judges" and "Obama judges"; extremist fringe vs. Canadian church agencies; holding out for a (political) hero.
Washington - The Feb. 27 Catholic Day of Action for Dreamers began with prayer and ended with 42 arrests for civil disobedience inside a Senate office building across the street.
Morning Briefing: Catholic Day of Action for Dreamers; Supreme Court blocks effort to end DACA; Challenges of religious life; What has American conservatism become?
What's coming for religion in the next 12 months? RNS asked some of the country's top faith leaders, scholars and activists to predict what changes the religious landscape will see.
Morning Briefing: Celebrating St. Francis feast day by divesting from fossil fuels; Conference on Amoris Laetitia; Supreme Court now in session; Guam facing lawsuits of those allegedly sexual abused by priests