Pope Francis has appointed Paolo Ruffini, 61, an Italian layperson with wide experience in print, radio and television, as the new Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.
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Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholic education in Ireland is in trouble. Can it survive the end of the ‘Baptism barrier’?
The state has taken an increasing interest in regulating religious education and faith formation in schools.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
A Jesuit reflects on the legacy of ‘America’ editor Francis Canavan, S.J.
The late Father Canavan was a longtime professor of political science at Fordham University who specialized in Edmund Burke.
Posted inFaith, Features
Without peace, prosperity will continue to elude Africa.
Despite the Catholic Church’s failure during the Rwandan genocide, other attempts before and even now in East Africa by various faith-based organizations to intervene in civil strife and lead mediation processes have resulted in peaceful resolution of conflicts.
Posted inExamen, Faith
Father James Martin, S.J.: Where did God speak to you today?
Where did God speak to you today?
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Questioning the Bible just might help you fall in love with it.
Rachel Held Evans talks to us this week about her new book, “Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis to new cardinals and archbishops: learn from the apostle Peter
Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul with 14 new cardinals and gifted 27 new archbishops their palliums to bring home to their respective archdioceses.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
How facing religious discrimination challenged one sister to move past bias
After applying for an internship, I was told I would not be able to wear my religious habit. How could I reconcile this bias with my Catholic faith?
Posted inFaith, The Word
If we listen to the voice of the Spirit, God will open our eyes.
The feeling Jesus experiences is similar to that of a mother responding to an infant’s hunger or to her child’s cry.
Posted inFaith, The Word
With Christ, you can liberate others from “unclean spirits.”
We recognize unclean spirits today not through the illnesses they cause, but through the minds they enrapture.