Guest columnist Richard Trumka shares the results of a recent national survey, commissioned by the AFL-CIO and faith organizations, that shows “religious” and “faith affiliated” Americans see Pope Francis’ moral clarity as a guide for the 2016 presidential election.
In Brooklyn, the Walk will begin at 4 p.m. at San Damiano Mission (Holy Family Church, Nassau Ave.) in Williamsburg and ends at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 6 p.m. A Mass will be celebrated and a reception will be held.
U.S. Catholic Church leaders have launched the USA Catholic Church mobile app offering exclusive coverage of Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. Sept. 22-27.
Pope Paul VI’s address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York in 1965 is commemorated in a stained-glass window
A man sells T-shirts with Pope Francis’ picture Sept. 14 outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC, where Pope Francis will celebrate Mass Sept. 23.
Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski, who is leading a Sept. 18-21 pilgrimage from Miami to Havana in support of Pope Francis’ historic visit to the island, prays at the Church of St. Marta
As part of the Walk With Francis Pledge campaign to benefit the local community and reach out to those in need in the days leading to Pope Francis’ Sept. 22-24 visit to Washington, a group of Christian leaders is advocating for “a fair and more welcoming” criminal justice system in this country.
Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. offers us an opportunity to reflect on the key role that not only do our primary and secondary schools serve in the passing on of faith, but also the major impact that the Catholic colleges and universities have in the Christian education and formation of our people.
If Pope Francis weren’t headed to the United States in a matter of days, American Catholics would never have known how much others value their opinions.
Pope Francis’ three predecessors who spoke to the General Assembly – Blessed Paul VI, St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI – addressed issues reflecting the great social and political challenges of their era.
