Pope Leo offered a heartening message for a global media that has endured a pretty awful year.
War and Peace
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘Andor,’ Star Wars and the costs of radical discipleship
‘Andor’ is a piece of art that is both thrilling to watch and spiritually enriching.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Leo XIV promises Eastern Catholics he will work for peace in their war-torn countries
“The peoples of our world desire peace,” Pope Leo XIV said, “and to their leaders I appeal with all my heart: Let us meet, let us talk, let us negotiate! War is never inevitable.”
Posted inConclave Diary, Faith
The Chicago pope’s prayer for world peace
At first glance, it would seem that buying rosaries and listening to the pope cry out passionately against war have little to do with each other.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Remembering Pope Francis, a pilgrim leader in the Holy Land and Middle East
The pope’s visit to Egypt was a turning point, not only for many Egyptian Christians in strengthening their faith, but also in the way they were perceived by their Muslim peers.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Trump and Zelenskyy meet inside St. Peter’s before Pope Francis’ funeral
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met inside St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of the funeral for Pope Francis on the morning of April 26.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
The global impact of Pope Francis: From migration to taxes to A.I. weapons
The pope’s attention to migration and climate change were well known, but the pope was also attentive to a number of other global issues and challenges like nuclear disarmament, tax justice, development, and the rise of autonomous (A.I.) weapons systems.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Interview: Holy Land Christians raise their voices for the suffering people of Palestine
A Jerusalem Voice for Justice released a statement expressing solidarity with the Palestinians suffering in Gaza and the West Bank and appealing for help from their fellow Christians worldwide “who see our wounds but do not speak out.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis speaks with stronger voice at the end of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square
His appearance today was unannounced but not unexpected as Swiss Guards were posted around the square, a sign that the pope would be present at some point.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
What Gaza is like now: 2.1 million people are ‘trapped, bombed and starved’
The Israeli military began perhaps its most aggressive ground offensive so far in the war to root out what is left of Hamas, maintaining an almost daily pace of incursions and airstrikes. The results have been devastating.