Join producer Colleen Dulle and Tina Bovermann of L’Arche USA for a conversation about Mr. Vanier’s life and legacy.
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Pope Francis sends cardinal to Lesbos as refugees continue to arrive
When a Greek priest suggested that if Greece found a home for all the migrants and refugees in its camps, Turkey would just let more come over, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski balked.
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Conference challenges negative stereotypes surrounding Pharisees
When Pope Francis wants to warn Christians against falling into the trap of rigidity and putting too much emphasis on adherence to the law above the merciful encounter with God, he often turns to the example of the Pharisees.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
What, if anything, does the commission on women deacons agree on?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I talk about three stories from Pope Francis’ trip to Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
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America This Week: May 8, 2019
This week’s guest is Jim McDermott, S.J. We discuss his article “Men are struggling with their spirituality. Can the Catholic Church help?” We also discuss these articles: Jean Vanier, ‘living saint’ who ministered to people with disabilities, dies at 90 Dear priests who improvise at Mass: Please don’t. C.S. Lewis helped me understand my grief—and […]
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis issues new rules for accountability and response to allegations of sexual abuse
Pope Francis today issued a wide-ranging decree, known as a “motu proprio” or executive decree, that lays down procedures and norms for reporting abuse in the church, aimed at the eradication of abuse in the church.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
How to get more people to sing at Mass: Stop adding new hymns
A supposed need for variety imposes more and more hymns on congregants, but the cost of novelty can be the full, active participation of those in the pews, writes John Zupez, S.J.
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Trials of a Translator
What do Catholics think about the translation of the Mass we are now using?
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Like a mother, the Lord worries when we go astray (and will let us know)
When we do wrong, our Lord can be as relentless as any mother.
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Catholic minorities can still change the world, Pope Francis says
Visiting the small Catholic communities in Bulgaria and North Macedonia offered an opportunity to encourage the faithful to remember God’s miracle of being able to feed a multitude with just a few loaves and fishes, Pope Francis said.