“The trigger to violence and the aggressive response are lamentable,” Cardinal Bo said in his carefully worded statement.
Speaking at the United Nations, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, said the “world is awash” with weapons.
The government response in Mexico City has been swift, but surrounding towns devastated by last week's earthquake are frustrated by the slow arrival of aid.
Sainthood for Black Elk could help the inclusion of indigenous Americans within the Catholic Church, but it also raises questions about the church's role in erasing Lakota culture.
In his position, others might have begun to hate the world. Instead, Thomas Merton found he could not leave it alone.
Looking back 55 years after the beginning of Vatican II, what have we learned and what have we forgotten?
Why exchange one brand of Christianity for another with similar hang-ups?