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Pope Francis greets people before celebrating Mass at the Swedbank Stadium in Malmo, Sweden, Nov. 1 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
FaithDispatches
500 Years after the reformation, Swedes greet the first Jesuit pope.
David J. Michael
“I love Påven!” said an old Swedish Lutheran.
FaithDispatches
To mark the Reformation, Catholics and Lutherans are focusing on what unites them: justice and peace.
David J. Michael
Pope Francis is in Sweden today to mark the start of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
The ecumenical commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017 can be a time to celebrate that Christians are no longer "on the path of separation, but that of unity," Cardinal Kasper wrote in a new book. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Pope Francis' participation in Reformation anniversary focuses on friendship and trust, not only theology, says Cardinal Kasper
Gerard O’Connell
Christian unity requires conversion: "It needs conversion of the papacy, conversion of bishops, conversion of Lutherans and of Catholics."
Pope Francis speaks at the Jesuits' 36th general congregation in Rome Oct. 24. Pope Francis, a Jesuit, met his Jesuit brothers after the election of a new superior but did not participate in the election. (CNS photo/Don Doll, S.J.)
FaithDispatches
Jesuit leader reflects on Pope Francis's GC 36 address
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope to address a general congregation.
A forest guard in Bengaluru, India, provides water to an injured elephant Oct. 25. Forest officials report the elephant broke its leg in August while being chased by villagers. (CNS photo/Abhishek N. Chinnappa, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Another great extinction and is anyone listening to ‘Laudato Si’’?
Kevin Clarke
Deforestation, pollution, overfishing and the illegal wildlife trade, together with climate change, "are pushing species populations to the edge.”
Betty Howard arranges produce at the City Greens at Midtown Center in St. Louis, June 17, 2010. The project is sponsored by Catholic Charities (CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review).
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Report: Catholic groups among the wealthiest charities in the U.S.
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Catholic Charities USA came in at number five, raising about $2 billion in 2015.
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