Pope Francis attended the funeral Mass and presided over the final commendation of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the French cardinal who led the Vatican’s outreach to other religions and who had announced to the world his election as pope five years ago.
Death and Dying
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Killings of Catholic priests in Africa raise fears that peacemakers are targets
Following the recent killings of priests in the Central African Republic, Catholic officials worry that clergy are being targeted by armed groups for their peacemaking efforts.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How getting older—and feeling invisible—is preparing me for the kingdom of God
To be seen—to be desired—is a beautiful human need no matter what our age is.
Posted inFaith, News
French cardinal leading Vatican’s interreligious efforts dies in U.S.
French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, an experienced diplomat and head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, died at the age of 75 in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was receiving medical treatment.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Infographic: Has suicide become a public health crisis?
The C.D.C. reports a 25 percent spike between 1999 and 2016 in the frequency of suicide across the country.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Faith communities are reclaiming their role in preparing us for death
The medical profession’s hegemony over questions of illness and dying is not complete; faith communities are still needed for discernment and guidance.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
To prevent suicides we need more community, not less.
We must learn again that communities exist to create, sustain and protect life.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
AMA delegates vote for continued review of assisted suicide policy
The American Medical Association House of Delegates voted 314-243 not to affirm the report of the organization’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs to maintain the AMA’s long-held opposition to assisted suicide.
Posted inFaith, News
New York court again rules Fulton Sheen’s remains may be moved to Peoria
The Diocese of Peoria has reacted with “great joy” to a decision by a New York court in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham’s petition to have the remains of her uncle, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, moved from New York City to Peoria.
Posted inFaith, News
Catholic Church in Congo suspends sacraments as Ebola spreads
An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month has led Roman Catholics to stop administering several sacraments temporarily in an attempt to keep the deadly disease from spreading.