A confident pope sets a new example for governing the church. For Francis, tension is a sign of life.
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
2016 Surge in Chicago Gun Violence
Chicago experienced a level of gun violence unseen in nearly two decades in 2016.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pope Francis offers message of hope to migrants living in the United States
Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles called the video “a beautiful message…and I think that is what we need right now, more hope for the future.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Getting ready for Trump: Catholic leaders condemn the ‘imperialism’ of free markets
Working for a just wage remains a human and moral imperative, Cardinal Seán O’Malley said.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Cardinal Tobin calls on Catholics to move away from ‘hot button’ issues
Cardinal Tobin said that Christians must be marked by their willingness to show “kindness to all: to the searching young and the forgotten elderly, to the stranger and the voiceless, to the powerful and the cynical.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Catholic bishops: Remember when you were immigrants, too
“Let us remind ourselves of those moments when our loved ones were forced to seek the mercy of others in a new land.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Rev. Jesse Jackson and Father Pfleger lead a protest to end to Chicago’s violence on New Year’s Eve
Each of the participants carried wooden crosses bearing the names of victims.
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New York’s Cardinal Dolan will pray at Trump’s inauguration
Cardinal Dolan said he looks forward “to asking Almighty God to inspire and guide our new President and to continue to bless our great Nation.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pope Francis and Donald Trump dominate our most read stories of 2016
Besides politics, readers were interested in stories about liturgy, racism, interfaith issues and gender.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Pope Francis didn’t slow down in 2016 (and it doesn’t look like 2017 will be different)
Though he turned 80 a couple of weeks ago, Pope Francis did not slow down in 2016.