“What is needed are peacemakers, not fomenters of conflict; firefighters not arsonists; preachers of reconciliation and not instigators of destruction.”
Pope Francis
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We choose life: Arkansas, Nebraska and the death penalty.
On April 30, Arkansas’ supply of midazolam, the sedative used in state executions, expires. As a result, the state has executed four inmates in just eight days. This week, we talk with Brother Joseph Hoover, S.J., about these executions and the Catholic Church’s fight against the death penalty in Nebraska. In Signs of the Times, we […]
Posted inFaith, Interviews
The Moral Theology of Pope Francis: Questions for Jesuit Ethicist James Keenan
The pope practices a ‘very pastorally engaged moral theology.’
Posted inFaith, News
The pope has landed in Egypt. Here’s what he plans to do.
Pope Francis came to Egypt on Friday for a historic two-day visit aimed at presenting a united Christian-Muslim front to repudiate violence committed in God’s name.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis begins a peace mission to the Middle East with Egypt visit
“Peace be with you” was the message of the Risen Jesus to his disciples on the first Easter, and it is the message Francis will bring to the Muslim and Christian communities in this land.
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Forget the Fighting Irish: Pope Francis meets with Michigan football squad
Coach Jim Harbaugh presented a custom Wolverines helmet and a pair of Nike Air Jordan sneakers to Pope Francis.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis enters Egypt at a time of intense conflict between religion and politics
This weekend, Pope Francis meets in Cairo with Al-Azhar’s grand imam, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, their second meeting in a historic initiative to improve Muslim-Christian dialogue.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis supports Canadian bishops in fight against euthanasia
Ontario bishops spoke particularly about concerns that proposed Ontario laws and policies surrounding euthanasia currently offer no real guarantees of the freedom of doctors and nurses to conscientiously object to actively helping a person die.
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Pope Francis urges a “revolution of tenderness” in new TED Talk
Pope Francis asked all people to work toward a future that lifts up society’s most marginalized, including migrants, the sick, the unemployed and prisoners.
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Why one Italian bishop is answering pope’s call to evangelize abroad
Bishop Gianfranco Todisco said he wrote to the pope last year saying he wanted to return to his work as a missionary.