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Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Day: May 2, 2024

Bombs falling over Gaza were made in the U.S.A.

Some of the “made in the U.S.A.” bombs Israel Defense Forces are dropping over Gaza include 2,000-pound bombs that have been responsible for some of the most devastating—and questionable—strikes of the months-long campaign against Hamas.

Holy Land prelate mystified by US campus protests (Crux)

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin-rite Patriarch of Jerusalem, expressed dismay about the campus protests in the US about the war in Gaza, in remarks to reporters during a visit to Rome. Cardinal Pizzaballa, who was in Rome to take formal possession of the titular church assigned to him when he was made a cardinal, spoke […]

Trump gaining among Catholic voters, poll shows (CNA)

Former President Donald Trump has opened a lead of more than 10 percentage points over President Joe Biden among Catholic voters, according to a new Pew poll. Pell finds Trump favored by Catholic voters by a 55%—43% margin. In 2020 the two candidates were virtually equal among Catholic voters, with Trump winning by just a […]

Pope seeks ‘patient’ ecumenical dialogue with Anglicans (Vatican News)

At a May 2 meeting with leader Anglican clerics, Pope Francis called for a “patient and fraternal dialogue” on the question of papal primacy. The Pontiff acknowledged that “the role of the Bishop of Rome is still a controversial and divisive issue among Christians.” He said that the papal role must be understood as “a […]

Pope says society must accept transgender people (National Catholic Reporter)

“Transgender people must be accepted and integrated into society,” Pope Francis wrote in a letter to Sister Jeannine Gramick. The Pontiff wrote to Sister Gramick—one of the founders of New Ways Ministry, whose advocacy for homosexuals drew a caution from the Vatican from the US bishops’ conference in 2010—after she had written to complain about […]