UNICEF: Millions of children in Niger at risk of severe malnutrition
The UNICEF Representative in Niger sheds light on the impact of the ongoing crisis on millions of vulnerable children, as Pope Francis appeals for prayers for the coup-hit nation. Read all
Don’t Just Opt Out—Fight Back
On August 9, Catholic, Orthodox Christian, and Muslim parents took the school board of Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland to court over its refusal to allow parents to have their children opt out of participation in an LGBTQ+ book curriculum. The curriculum relies on a policy that allows teachers to introduce, read, and discuss […]
FACEing Injustice
In 1960, five black students at Alton Technical College protested Jim Crow segregation laws by peacefully sitting at a “whites only” lunch counter at the Woolworth’s dime store in Jackson, Mississippi. Refusing to leave when police arrived, they were arrested and charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct. The five black students pled “not guilty” and […]
Critics, Enemies, and the Difference
Why is he shouting at us?” It was an innocent question, whispered at Mass in the middle of an agitated Pope Francis homily. My wife had arrived in Rome from the States the evening before, just as the 2015 Synod on the Family closed. She was unaware of the synod’s tensions over the previous three […]
Religious Community From Peru Arrives in Detroit With Mission to Encourage Vocations
Valaurian Waller Father Joe Barron is among the first two Americans to join Pro Ecclesia Sancta, a religious institute founded in Lima, Peru. He was invited by Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron to found another home for the community in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Father Palomino views this new relationship as a part of the […]
Presidential Election in Ecuador will go to second round
The Presidential Election in Ecuador, will now go to a second round runoff on October 15th, as no outright winner has emerged in round one. Read all
Pope Francis to European lawyers: Be at service of truth and justice
In his address to a delegation of attorneys from Council of Europe member countries, Pope Francis encourages lawyers to uphold the rule of law and to recall that every person has both rights and duties in relation to society. Read all
Don’t be rigid, but be ‘docile to change’ as Jesus was, Pope tells pilgrims (CWN)
Reflecting on Christ’s encounter with the Canaanite woman who pleaded for the healing of her daughter (Matthew 15:21-28), Pope Francis said during his August 20 Angelus address that “Jesus changed his attitude. What made him change it was the strength of the woman’s faith.”
Synod raises hopes for long-sought recognition of women in the Catholic Church
Called to examine power structures in the Catholic Church, the Synod on Synodality will grapple in large part with the role of women.
Just when you think you are past getting shocked by Trumpism …
Threats of violence against court officials and grand jurors must be condemned, lest our society pass a tipping point toward a descent into political violence, columnist Michael Sean Winters says.