Dear Pope Francis, dear Holy Father, as a father please take care of my life. I am very much depressed. My health is deteriorating,” the priest is seen saying.
Social Justice
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Trump divided my family. Viceland helped bring us back together.
The greatest gift parents can offer their children is the space to allow them to become fully themselves.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Rooting for the underdog is easy. God asks us to do more.
Accompaniment, unlike charity, can’t be done from a distance.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
One day after Christmas, Pope Francis focuses on contemporary Christian martyrs
“There are more martyrs in the world today than in the early centuries of Christianity,” Francis told thousands of pilgrims.
Posted inArt, Politics & Society
600 years of pain and resilience are on show at the new Museum of African American History.
As the historic presidency of Barack Obama comes to an end, our country is reminded that the African-American story continues to be written today.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Refugee Office
Moving quickly to strengthen the Section for Refugees and Migrants in the new Vatican department for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, Pope Francis has appointed as under secretaries a Canadian Jesuit, Michael Czerny, and an Italian member of the Scalabrini Fathers, Fabio Baggio. The Vati
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Better public transit is a national imperative
The “transportation prison” is trapping more and more people in the United States.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Hidden Hunger in New York City
This week, photojournalist Joey O’Loughlin talks to Tim Reidy and Matt Malone, S.J., about her photo project, “Hidden in Plain Sight: Portraits of Hunger in NYC.” She explains that many people who rely on food banks work multiple jobs, and the food banks are a vital lifeline when they can’t afford groceries. If you’re based […]
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis on feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe: ‘Yes to life, no to exclusion’
In his homily for the feast, Pope Francis denounced the exclusion of so many people “from the train of life.”