via Vatican News: In an interview with Vatican News, Archbishop Jose Luis Azuaje Ayala of Maracaibo said Venezuela’s bishops appreciate the Pope’s words in support of their people…. Archbishop Azuaje said one extreme faction in the country is hoping an outside force will come to resolve the political crisis, whether it be a military intervention… Read More Venezuelan Archbishop: Restoring Democracy, Not Outside Force, Is Best Response to Illegitimate Maduro Regime

via Vatican News: Pope Francis has recalled that visit to Lampedusa every year since then with a special Mass for migrants. Around 250 people attended the Pope’s Mass this year, celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St Peter’s Basilica. Most of those present were migrants, refugees, and “those who are dedicated to saving… Read More Pope: Mistreated Migrants are Symbols of all Those Rejected by Our Global Society

Bishop John Stowe tweets: It is hard to believe that in recent days we have heard our own federal government argue in court that toothbrushes and soap were not necessary provisions for detained children. How can we allow this to be done by our government, in our name? We cannot accept that children are left unbathed,… Read More Bishop Stowe Denounces Atrocities Perpetrated by the Trump Administration and ICE

Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: As parents, my wife and I look for role models that reinforce the lessons that we teach our kids and display behavior that corresponds with an approach to life that aligns with our understanding of morality, human flourishing and a life of joy. Role models show that strength and compassion… Read More 7 Great Fictional Female Role Models for Girls (and Boys!)

Meghan Clark writes: Consider, for example, the rose window: a massive, intricate mixture of colors and shapes all forming a singular circle. For its creators the rose window was not just art but a symbol of mathematical perfection. The circle is a shape with no beginning and no end, intended to draw our imagination into… Read More A Circle That Excludes No One

Millennial Catholic Susan Reynolds offers some recommendations for summer reading (and resources): First, Dr. Reynolds suggests Jean Vanier’s Becoming Human (Paulist Press, 2008). Vanier, who died in May at age 90, was the founder of L’Arche (French for “the ark”), the global network of small communities in which persons with and without intellectual disabilities live… Read More Summer Reading and Resources

Highlights from Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of the Poor: How many times do we see poor people rummaging through garbage bins to retrieve what others have discarded as superfluous, in the hope of finding something to live on or to wear! They themselves become part of a human garbage bin; they are… Read More Pope Francis: The Poor Save Us