Kendrick Castillo, the 18-year-old hero who charged a shooter at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado, was posthumously named a Knight of Columbus.
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Boys Town founder, Father Flanagan, advances on path to sainthood
The sainthood cause of Father Edward J. Flanagan took a step forward July 22 with the presentation of the “positio” to the Vatican Congregation for Saints’ Causes, along with a letter of support from Omaha Archbishop George J. Lucas.
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Cardinal Turkson: Young people’s climate activism is a sign of hope for the Earth
Young people’s intensified demand for climate action is a sign of hope during the planet’s ecological crisis, said Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
When Millennials move in with Nuns
Nuns and Nones, an organization that brings these two groups—both spiritually seeking, both distinctly committed to justice—together for conversation, relationship and even shared housing.
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Jesuitical’s 100th episode: This time, Ashley, Olga and Zac answer the questions
This week, we’re turning the tables: To celebrate our 100th episode, former guest and CNN analyst Kirsten Powers interviews your hosts to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how we got here.
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The Editors: Pope Francis’ new exhortation is a gift to the church
On April 2, the Vatican released “Christ Lives,” the third apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis to teens: Break your phone addiction
“When you become a slave to your phone, you lose your freedom,” Pope Francis said.
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Cardinal Nichols to young people: Abandon gangs and turn to Christ instead
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, has made an urgent appeal to the young people of his country to abandon gangs, gang violence and the use of knives. “Knife crime” is at its highest since records started being kept since 1946 and Catholic clergy in Britain are focusing on how to divert youth from such destructive social behavior.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
We’re sacrificing our kids’ mental health to the college admission industrial complex
For high school seniors, existential angst about what schools they will get into, how much aid they will receive and how much debt they will need to take on to get a degree has become a national rite of passage.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Young Catholics aren’t the church of the future—they’re the church of now.
Pope Francis speaks to the ‘now’ of God with his new letter to youth.