‘A person who only thinks of building walls, and not building bridges, is not Christian….We must see if he said things in that way and in this I give the benefit of the doubt.’
Dispatches
Disruptions and platitudes at South African President Zuma’s State of the Nation address
President Zuma didn’t address the fundamental problems we face: low investor confidence, failing infrastructure and unemployable citizens.
Pope Francis in Juarez: ‘There is still time to change.’
Pope delivers a powerful call to conversion at Mass near the Mexican-U.S. border.
The Pope at the Border in Juarez: A Prayer for Migrants
Pope Francis paused to pray for migrants who have lost their lives making the perilous journey north.
China ups the ante in the South China Sea
President Xi has aggressively asserted Chinese territorial claims, especially maritime ones.
Pope Francis calls for rehabilitation, not incarceration in Mexico prison visit
“Divine Mercy reminds us that prisons are an indication of the kind of society we are.”
Lessons for the church from Louis C.K.’s latest.
What the church could learn from “Horace and Pete”
Pope Francis tells young people: ‘You are the wealth of Mexico.’
‘Jesus is your hope, and he would never ask us to be assassins.’
All Eyes on Juarez-El Paso Border Tomorrow
It’s the photo op of the century and most reporters on hand tomorrow will be jostling for a closeup.
Pope to clergy and religious in Mexico: don’t give in to ‘the temptation of resignation.’
To overcome this temptation, Francis said they must pray, and pray as Jesus taught them.
