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Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis in Romania: a country is measured by how it treats the poor
The path to building an inclusive society is one where every person is seen as a brother or sister and “where the weak, the poor and the least are no longer seen as undesirables that keep the ‘machine’ from functioning,” the pope said on May 31, the first day of his visit to Romania.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The secret history of Catholic caregivers and the AIDS epidemic
Many stories of ordinary people responding to suffering in extraordinary fashion have not yet been captured in forms that will last.
Posted inFaith, The Word
When Christians follow Jesus’ example, they make God present on earth
Christians who continue Christ’s mission make the divine presence felt in even the most hostile of places.
Posted inFaith, The Word
How has the Eucharist transformed your life?
With a faith like that of our biblical ancestors, we can find in Christ’s body, blessed and broken for us, the source of everything we need.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
This doctor is helping those on the margins in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains
We are called to a life of humble service and radical reliance on God but not to perfection, writes Tom Catena.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Bishop Fratila: Pope Francis’ Romania visit may help unify Catholic witness
On the eve of Pope Francis’ visit to Romania, the Greek Catholic bishop of Bucharest, Mihai Fratila, spoke about the changes in his homeland since St. John Paul II’s visit in 1999 and the contemporary difficulties Romanians face.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Poll: Canadians say the Catholic Church has failed in its sex abuse response
In the survey conducted online in early May and just published by the British Columbia-based Angus Reid Institute, 78 percent of all Canadians (including non-Catholics) gave the church a poor grade.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
In a church without priests, I cannot find redemption: a response to James Carroll
James Carroll’s article gives no hint that we are all, in fact, sinners in need of salvation; he argues that the only thing lay Catholics need to be saved from is Catholicism itself.