via the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life: Just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the death of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo XIV, two papal biographers discussed the historic choice of the first pope from the United States. Drawing on their on-the-ground reporting in Rome, Austen Ivereigh and Christopher… Read More Pope Francis and Pope Leo: Continuity, Change, and the Conclave that Elected a U.S. Pope

via America: This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Timothy Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics and founder of the nonprofit UNITE, which incubated the Dignity Index, a language evaluation tool that aims to bring greater dignity to our public discourse.

Nadia Suleman writes: As executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) since 2004, Sister Norma Pimentel has helped transform the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas, into a place of refuge that has served more than 100,000 migrants, providing them with food, shelter, and essentials like clothing and hygiene products. But… Read More Sister Norma Included in Time’s ‘Women of the Year’

At America, John Carr offers lessons from 50 years at the intersection of Catholic social teaching and public life, including these: Over these 50 years, I have learned that this work should begin with our faith, not our politics; with the person of Jesus Christ, not political leaders; with the Eucharist, not rallies; and with… Read More 8 Lessons on Catholic Social Teaching, Politics, Leadership, and Dialogue

Bishop Robert Flock writes: There is no area of human activity more in need of evangelization than the exercise of political power. This is also the area where our failures are greatest and the consequences of those failures most severe. As an American who has served as a bishop in Latin America for 13 years,… Read More Bishop Flock: Trump’s Actions Mirror Authoritarian Attacks on Democracy in Latin America

Pope Leo XIV via the Vatican: While in past ages there were Christian writings — influenced by dualistic philosophies — that had a rather negative view of the body, mainstream Christian theology emphasized the goodness of the material world, affirming that the human person is a unity of spirit, soul and body. According to Thomas,… Read More Pope Leo on How Sports Can Foster Virtue, If Protected from Greed