A message to Pope Francis: Be wary of right-wing populists when you visit Romania

The pope will visit a section of Romania with a large ethnic Hungarian population—and a Marian shrine that has attracted allies of the autocratic, anti-migrant Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán.

By Marc Roscoe Loustau

A former ambassador finds much to like in Pope Francis’ diplomatic instincts

The best way to approach things is to find allies in the Islamic world who share a vision of tolerance and openness and who recognize the concept of the Abrahamic religions as having a common core of beliefs.

By Victor Gaetan

Here’s how one Catholic stays faithful in the city of angels

Being Catholic in Los Angeles means belonging to a faith family filled with need, but also with great commitment and seemingly unlimited potential.

Lisa M. HendeyApril 19, 2019

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Orderly planning for closure or consolidation is definitely the way to go. Holding on for the sake of holding on is not. I worked with many rural churches in Kansas which had served their purpose for a century and could no longer maintain aged buildings or gather much of a congregation. Yet trying to keep the doors open no matter what was their agenda. It took much pastoral work and grief work to bring their lifespans to a gracious, graceful close.

-Jeanne Devine

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