For 25 years the Ignatian Family Teach-In has brought Jesuit educated young people together to learn more about the history of U.S. involvement in Central America and how Jesuit values can help them understand contemporary demands of social justice.
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Living in hell: A Jesuit superior describes dire conditions in Haiti
“Haitian people are living in what may be easily compared to hell,” Jean Denis Saint Félix, S.J., says. “No electricity, no running water, no transportation because there is no fuel. Unhealthy conditions everywhere.”
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Kidnapped Catholics are the latest victims in Cameroon’s ‘Anglophone crisis’
Separatists are demanding a $50,000 ransom for the release of their victims.
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Richard Rohr, citing cancer diagnosis, steps back from public ministry
Today, the Center for Action and Contemplation announced that founder Richard Rohr, O.F.M., is retiring from his roles as Dean of the Center’s Core Faculty and as a voting member on its board of directors.
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New study of priests shows a distrust of bishops, fears of false sex abuse allegations and widespread burnout
A new study on the well-being of U.S. Catholic priests found that most support a zero-tolerance policy against child sex abuse but do not trust that their bishop would support them in the face of a false allegation.
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Remembering Father Albert Nolan, a best-selling theologian who explored the humanity of Christ
Father Nolan sought during his tenure to help white Catholic students find a way of working with their Black colleagues for the common goal of ending apartheid.
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Giorgia Meloni is a Christian and a right-wing nationalist. How will she relate to Pope Francis?
There is much speculation about how Pope Francis and Giorgia Meloni, the future prime minister of Italy, will relate to each other. Their positions on the migrant question appear to be diametrically opposed.
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Water crises by the numbers
U.S. municipal water and wastewater systems are buckling after decades of neglect.
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Providers push back on abortion criticism: ‘This country would be in dire straits without Catholic health care’
Sister Haddad, the president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association, wonders why any fair observer should be surprised to discover that Catholic institutions would adhere to Catholic teaching on abortion and contraception.
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As Hurricane Ian recovery begins, lessons from a Florida Catholic Church that had to rebuild after Hurricane Michael
Four years later, Father Nixon and the St. Dominic’s community are still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Michael.