ldquo Respect for creation is a requirement of our faith the lsquo garden rsquo in which we live is not entrusted to us to be exploited but rather to be cultivated and tended with respect rdquo nbsp Pope Francis said in his Pentecost Sunday homily in St Peter rsquo s Basilica His remark wou
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Same-Sex Marriage Goes to a Popular Vote in Ireland
UPDATE A referendum approving an amendment to the Irish constitution which will legalize same sex marriage has passed by a large margin as early polls had predicted The only surprise is how well the quot yes quot vote did across all segments of Irish society Many had predicted a generational di
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Los Angeles Increases Its Minimum Wage, But Do We Really Care?
Shoppers must be willing to pay more.
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Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim Minority Become Newest Boat People
A few small but significant steps toward ending the suffering of Rohingya Muslims adrift on the Andaman Sea have been made in recent days Responding to broad international criticism of previous decisions to turn away boatloads of Rohingya landing on their shores Southeast Asian regional powers Mal
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Assisted Suicide or Physician Assisted Death—What’s in a Name?
One of the issues that comes up repeatedly in debates over death-accelerating medication for the terminally ill as that description probably makes clear is terminology Advocates of legislation like California rsquo s SB 128 do not like to see the word ldquo suicide rdquo associated with their p
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What Did Francis Really Say to Abbas?
Did Pope Francis really say to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ldquo You are an angel of peace rdquo as The Associated Press The New York Times The Irish Times La Nacion Clarin ANSA ndash the main Italian news agency and America magazine reported at the time Or did he tell him ldq
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Main Accuser of Pope Francis Worked for Argentina’s Military Dictatorship
Investigative reporters spent more than 14 months researching the whole affair.
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Jerusalem’s Bishop Shomali: The Canonization, the Comprehensive Agreement, Hopes for Peace
William Shomali the Palestinian born auxiliary-bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem was one of the concelebrants at the mass during which Pope Francis canonized the two Palestinian women saints in St Peter rsquo s Square on Sunday morning May 17 nbsp I spoke with him afterwards and aske
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Pope Proclaims Four New Women Saints, including two from Palestine
Pope Francis canonized four 19th century women religious ndash 2 from Palestine and one each from Italy and France ndash during a festive mass in St Peter rsquo s Square on May 17 attended by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and official State delegations from Jordan Israel Italy and Fra
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Ian Brennan, Creator of “Glee”, at Loyola Chicago: Dope Popes, Being Creative and Jesuit Education
A commencement speech too great not to share