Catholics have an opportunity to approach tobacco policy for what it is—a pro-life issue.
Health and Wellness
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Who is more judgmental: Planet Fitness or the Catholic Church?
The fact is, no one—no church or priest, friendly gym or unfriendly one—can judge us without our cooperation.
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Pope Francis reassures bishops that resigning ‘does not cross his mind’
“I want to live my mission as long as God allows me and that’s it,” Francis said when asked about his health by Brazilian bishops.
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Pope Francis: Visit the elderly—together and often
In his general audience, Pope Francis implored Catholics to take care of the elderly as a community of faith.
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Pope Francis: Don’t use makeup to hide your wrinkles
In his general audience, Pope Francis highlighted how old age ironically helps us to fulfill Jesus’ commandment to be “born again.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Pope Francis says to cherish the elderly. Kane Tanaka, who recently died at age 119, shows us why we should.
“Please cherish the elderly,” Pope Francis says. “Because they are the presence of history.” Kane Tanaka, who died in April at the age of 119, is an example of what Francis is talking about.
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Catholics: Please keep wearing your masks
The Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation has been struck down, and people are now free to do whatever they want on planes and trains. But what should we choose to do?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Is it high time to reconsider our drug policies?
A Columbia professor comes clean about his casual drug use—and thinks the rest of us should think more about harm reduction than eradication when it comes to addictive substances.
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Pope Francis: The wisdom of the elderly can save us from the carefree world of corruption
The elderly “will be the ones to sound the alarm, the alert: ‘Be aware, this is corruption, it will bring you nothing,’” Pope Francis said during his general audience on March 16.
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6 ways a plant-based diet can help us meet Pope Francis’ ‘Laudato Si’’ challenge
Pope Francis has called for Catholics to support principles of “total sustainability.” A meat industry that warms the planet, ravages forests and fouls our water is incompatible with those principles.