Church activists in the Amazon are worried about the Brazilian government’s plan to exploit oil in a marine area close to the mouth of the Amazon River.
Author: Christine
Pope Confirms “Second Laudato Si” Will Be An Apostolic Exhortation
Pope Francis confirmed plans to publish a “second Laudato Si’,” which is expected to update and expand on his 2015 encyclical on the environment.
Mongolia’s Cardinal Says Papal Visit Shows Love of the Peripheries
In a video series published ahead of Pope Francis’ Aug. 31-Sept. 4 visit to Mongolia, Cardinal Giorgio Marengo said the papal trip showcases the pope’s love of the peripheries and allows the voice of one of the Church’s smallest flocks to be heard.
Life’s Trials Are Conduit For Personal Evolution
Life is often likened to a journey, but it’s perhaps more apt to envision it as a labyrinth.
Our Grasping of the Truth And Our Love of Goodness
I often have the impression that all the news about the contemporary world is bad. Of course this is not true, and I find that in trying to offset the bad news it is helpful for me to remind myself of some basic truths about the human person that I have learned from philosophy.
Campaigning in a Post-Roe World
We have witnessed the first presidential debate in a post-Roe v. Wade climate. The eight Republican candidates — sans the party’s frontrunner, former President Donald Trump — participated in the Republican National Committee’s first debate of their party’s presidential primary process on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee.
Letters to the Editor Week of September 2, 2023
Father Capodanno’s Sainthood, The Windening Gap, It Pays to Be Persistent, Knights of Columbus Honor Blessed Father Michael McGivney, Lawler Dinner Honoree, Catholic/Charter Schools
Obituaries, Week of September 2, 2023
Sister Ave Regina Gould, CSJ
Looking Up at a Great Light
As Christians, we all know how central light is to the story of our faith. The creation story opens with “Let there be light.” And Matthew introduces Jesus with a quote from the prophet Isaiah: “The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light” (4:16). When we look up at the stars or face the glorious rising sun, it is this sacred story that we are wrapped in.
After Russia Remarks Stir Outrage, Vatican Says Pope Never Intended to ‘Glorify Imperialist Logic’
Russian clergy and lay Catholics were “caught by surprise” by the pope’s remarks in a video call Aug. 25 to a youth gathering in St. Petersburg praising the country’s past empire and urging young people to “never give up this heritage.”
