In his new document, ‘Laudate Deum,’ Pope Francis gives us more hope about humanity’s right relationship with other animals, even if it lacks specifics.
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Posted inFaith, Features
Keeping an eye on the devil: How should today’s Catholics think about the prince of darkness?
Pope Francis has spoken regularly about the devil and has reminded us that the devil is not simply a pop-culture trope.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
‘Laudate Deum’ reminds us: Scripture inspires prayer, reflection and action
Pope Francis draws inspiration, especially from psalms and legal texts, to remind humans of our shared status with creation.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: St. Bakhita shows us how to escape our own slavery
St. Bakhita was able to experience service not as slavery, but as an expression of the free gift of self.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis calls for ‘the immediate release’ of all hostages taken by Hamas, expresses concern for Gaza civilians
Pope Francis today called for “the immediate release” of the more than 100 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas into Gaza and, at the same time, expressed his deep concern at the “total siege” imposed by Israel on Gaza.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Poland’s new cardinal: Pope Francis’ critics behave ‘completely unjustly’
“We behave completely unjustly, unjustly toward the pope because the opposition to him is always based on one or two phrases taken out of context,” Cardinal Ryś said in an exclusive interview America.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
What LGBT couples might look for in Catholic blessings
When Catholic same-sex couples seek a blessing from a priest, it often flows from a deep faith in God.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis calls for end to conflict in Israel and Gaza: ‘Every war is a defeat’
As the death toll rises in Israel, Pope Francis prayer for the families of the victims and “for all those who are living through hours of terror and anxiety.”
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Pope Francis delivers a message of despair in ‘Laudate Deum.’ We ignore it at our peril.
In ‘Laudate Deum,’ Pope Francis takes direct aim at the failure of human action on climate change on the global level.
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: What sets this synod apart? Prayer.
What strikes me most about the synod, now in its third day, is the climate of prayer that envelops it, Gerry O’Connell writes.