Solidarity with South Sudan’s farm has become a major teaching center, modeling agricultural techniques for farmers seeking more sustainable ways of producing food.
Religious Life
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In the shadow of St. Peter’s, a Mormon temple rises in Italy
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has an estimated 26,000 members in Italy, with the biggest missions based in Milan and Rome.
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Why these cloistered nuns are taking to Facebook
The 10 nuns who live behind the high walls of the convent in Oristano are breaking their silence and turning their back on tradition.
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How Pope Francis is healing the Catholic-Pentecostal relationship
While some Pentecostals in some parts of the world, especially in Latin America, have a reputation for trying to convince Catholics to leave the church, the reality of the Catholic-Pentecostal relationship is much more varied.
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Catholic groups will divest from coal, oil and gas to fight climate change
Nine Catholic organizations from around the world have announced they are divesting their savings from coal, oil and gas companies in a joint bid to fight climate change.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Belgian Brothers to allow euthanasia in psychiatric care centers
The Brothers of Charity Group stated that it would allow doctors to perform euthanasia in any of its 15 centers, which provide care to more than 5,000 patients a year, subject to carefully stipulated criteria.
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Why more than 4,000 religious leaders are writing President Trump and Congress
A group of more than 4,000 religious sisters and clergy, including priests, brothers and deacons, sent a letter to every U.S. senator, member of Congress and President Donald Trump.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Father James Martin: No, celibacy does not make priests more likely to watch porn
Why do so many people think that celibacy leads to porn use?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What would Thomas Merton and Daniel Berrigan say about the Benedict Option?
A monk’s vocation is toward God, not a strategic retreat from something else.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
A brilliant 17th century nun is brought to life on Netflix
Sor Juana Inés found both tension and sustenance in her religious life.