“Jesus finds people where they are, but he never leaves them where they are.”
Pope Francis
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In third letter Viganò repeats accusations but offers no new evidence on McCarrick case
In this third letter Archbishop Viganò no longer insists that the restrictions that he claimed Benedict XVI had imposed on Archbishop McCarrick can be understood as “sanctions.”
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
How can the Gospel help prepare Catholic politicians running for office?
For decades, the U.S. church has gifted its public servants with the social teachings and magisterium of the church.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis expresses willingness to visit North Korea
The pope said he would visit North Korea “if an official invitation arrives.”
Posted inFaith, News
Pope: God wants change in church stricken by perversion of clericalism
Catholics need to help the church along a path of “deep spiritual renewal,” Pope Francis told Jesuits from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Posted inFaith, News
South Korean President praises Pope Francis’ message of peace
“In recent months, the pope’s prayer and blessing have given the Korean people great encouragement and hope on the path to peace,” Moon wrote in L’Osservatore Romano.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: Lack of progress fighting hunger is shameful
At a time of technological and scientific progress, “we ought to feel shame” for not having advanced in “humanity and solidarity” enough to feed the world’s poor, Pope Francis said.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Should St. Óscar Romero have been canonized back in El Salvador?
El Salvador celebrates the canonization of their patron saint—but should the ceremony have taken place in San Salvador?
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Young Jesuit grad at the synod: justice for migrants is personal
The church must go out and encounter young people “in detention centers, at the borders.”
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Exclusive Interview: Cardinal Wuerl on his resignation, Pope Francis’ letter and more
“What is important now is…not concentrating on myself but helping this church to get to a new place.”