Oak Flat timeline: Native American vs. pro-mining interests
Oak Flat, a piece of national forest land in central Arizona, is at the heart of a years long struggle between Native American groups and mining interests that both consider it important for their future. Here is how developments have played out over nearly a decade.
Mining plans endanger Arizona’s Oak Flat, sacred land to some Native Americans
Azee Romero climbed barefoot on the wrinkled trunk of the massive Emory oak tree at the center of the Oak Flat Campground. The 5-year-old in his black dinosaur t-shirt with hair tied under a backwards baseball cap scaled higher and higher until he found the perfect seat. There, cradled by the sturdy trunk, the boy […]
10 years later, Pope Francis’ Lampedusa ‘cry’ offers renewed call to welcome migrants
When Pope Francis visited Lampedusa in July 2013, few people had ever heard of the tiny Italian island. Ten years later, that visit has become a seminal reference point for Catholic care for migrants and refugees.
Supreme Court’s conservative majority is making new rules for minorities
If the U.S. Constitution is what five Supreme Court justices say it is, who controls the presidency and the Senate really matters, writes Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese.
Day 187: Praying for Time (2023)
Fr. Mike recalls Hezekiah’s prayer for more time and reveals how Hezekiah did not use that time wisely. We all are only given a specific amount of time on this earth, and it’s up to us to use that time to become more like Christ, so we can spend eternity with him in heaven. Today’s […]
In their words: untold stories of victims of violence in Nigeria (Pillar)
One Nigerian bishop recently said that violence against Catholics has become a daily occurrence. The nation of 225.1 million (map), the most populous in Africa and 6th most populous in the world, is 47% Muslim, 46% Christian (11% Catholic), and 7% ethnic religionist.
Dean of Vatican diplomatic corps marks 20 years as ambassador (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))
George Poulides (Twitter), dean of the Vatican diplomatic corps since 2019, marked his 20th anniversary as the ambassador of Cyprus to the Holy See. Cyprus established diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1973, and Poulides is the nation’s first resident ambassador. The dean of the diplomatic corps is the longest-serving ambassador to the Holy […]
Cardinal Sarah: No synod can invent a ‘female priesthood’ (CNA)
Cardinal Robert Sarah, the retired prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, made his remarks at the major seminary in Mexico City.
Presidential contest ‘should not divide us as a nation,’ Zimbabwe’s bishops say (ACI Africa)
Zimbabwe’s August presidential election is a rematch between incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, the opponents in the disputed 2018 presidential election. The southern African nation of 15.1 million (map) is 81% Christian (11% Catholic), with 11% adhering to ethnic religions.
Pope appoints bishop to lead Rome’s major seminary (Vatican Press Office)
In an unusual decision, Pope Francis has appointed a bishop, Auxiliary Bishop Michele Di Tolve of Rome, as the rector of the Pontifical Roman Major Seminary. Bishop Di Tolve succeeds Father Gabriele Faraghini, a member of the Little Brothers of Jesus, whom the Pope appointed in 2017. Then-Father Di Tolve was rector of the Archiepiscopal […]