Arts & Culture

New CatholicTV series stresses community and visibility

Set to premiere on November 2, Black Catholics moves viewers to join the canonization efforts of 6 African American Catholics.

A breeze of community drifted through the room, enough to clear the auditorium’s often stifling pre-movie silence. Everyone who came for the screening of CatholicTV’s Black Catholics: Footsteps to Sainthood seemed to know one...

November 2026

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE

Reap what we sow

Climate change is affecting how we practice long-standing religious rituals. From resource scarcity to extreme weather events, changing landscapes to shifting seasons, communities must contend with challenges to how they have historically practiced their faith.
BY REBECCA RANDALL

Window of hope

A group of religious sisters forgave the man responsible for a terrible crime against their community, demonstrating what real reconciliation looks like.
BY DON CLEMMER

Unintended side effects

Contraception has been a defining religious issue in America, but the history of the pill is more complex than contemporary narratives suggest.
AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMIRA K. MEHTA

Glorious age

Stories of aging saints remind us that every stage of life holds meaning.
BY ELLYN SANNA

The pursuit of peace

A military spouse says real national strength prioritizes commitment to and collaboration with others.
BY SARAH SOUTHERN

“As liberation theologians have told us, without the perspectives of the poor we cannot fulfill our call to mercy as a Christian community.”

Berit Reisenauer Guidotti