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A bust of Italian poet Dante Alighieri is seen next to an etching of him at the University of Bologna in Ravenna, Italy, in this January 16, 2007, file photo. In the runup to next year's 700th anniversary of the death of Dante, Pope Francis said he hopes people can read the Italian poet's "Divine Comedy." (CNS photo/Marco Bucco, Reuters)

700 years after his death, Dante still inspires popes

Inés San Martín|Mar 25, 2021|4 Min Read

Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, pictured in a screenshot from a video, has been incarcerated in an Indian jail since his Oct. 9, 2020. Father Swamy marked his 100 days in prison with a letter highlighting the cases of poor people languishing in jail who begin their trials without even knowing their criminal charges. (CNS screenshot/YouTube)

Faith

Jailed Jesuit writes of Indians awaiting trial without knowing charges

Catholic News Service|Jan 26, 2021|3 Min Read

Amanda Gorman recites a poem at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 20, 2021, during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. She is a parishioner at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Los Angeles. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Poet Amanda Gorman is a light to us all, parishioner says

Carol Zimmermann|Jan 25, 2021|6 Min Read

Loch Lomond. (Shutterstock)

Longing for a lost Eden

Heather King|Jan 15, 2021|4 Min Read

A lithograph print illustration of Eugenio Montale's poem “In the Rain.” (Nick Barstad)

Faith

The providential poetry of COVID-19

T.J. Berden|Dec 24, 2020|4 Min Read

"David in Prayer," by Willem Vrelant, early 1460s. (J. Paul Getty Museum)

Scholar hopes new book helps readers reclaim the Christian imagination

Jane Greer|Jul 27, 2020|7 Min Read

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Feeding the mind with poems worth remembering

Mike Aquilina|Apr 23, 2020|5 Min Read

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A book of poems explores why we offer our love in a world of suffering

Heather King|Mar 20, 2020|4 Min Read

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