via the Washington Post: The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter. Intelligence agencies have identified individuals with connections to the Russian government… Read More CIA: Russia Intervened to Help Trump Win the Presidency
Pope Francis: “Let us pray for all the victims of genocide and work together so that this crime never happens again in the world.”
via CNA: Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of Father Stanley Rother, a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City who served in Guatemala, making him the first martyr to have been born in the United States…. When Stanley was still in seminary, St. John XXIII asked the Churches of North America to send assistance… Read More Fr. Stanley Rother Recognized as First US-Born Martyr
That the scandal of child soldiers may be eliminated.
UVA Today has a new article on Millennial writer Nichole Flores: An interest in government, a passion for social justice and a deeply rooted understanding of the teachings of the Catholic Church: these puzzle pieces eventually fit together to land assistant professor Nichole Flores at the University of Virginia. “My work is concerned with religion… Read More Nichole Flores Examines Injustices through a Catholic Lens
Pope Francis: “Mercy does not just mean being a ‘good person’ nor is it mere sentimentality. It is the measure of our authenticity as disciples of Jesus.”
If there has been one overused line in the past few weeks, it’s the trope: “The election taught us…” We didn’t need this election to teach us that our country is polarized or that there is no “Catholic vote.” As commentators have said for years, political polarization shapes the Catholic electorate as much as the… Read More The Wounded Church: Pro-Life and Social Justice Catholics Remain Divided
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