Young Adults, Identity, Community, and Purpose: An Interview with Elise Italiano

In the days leading up to the Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment, Millennial editor Robert Christian interviewed Elise Italiano, the founding executive director of the GIVEN Institute, on young adults and the Church: You and Christopher White have a series at Catholic News Service that provides a forum for young adult… Read More Young Adults, Identity, Community, and Purpose: An Interview with Elise Italiano

Pope Warns against ‘New Seeds’ of Anti-Semitism

via AP: Pope Francis warned against historic revisionism and any rebirth of anti-Semitism that fueled the Holocaust as he marked the annual remembrance Sunday for Lithuania’s centuries-old Jewish community that was nearly wiped out during World War II. Francis began his second day in the Baltics in Lithuania’s second city, Kaunas, where an estimated 3,000… Read More Pope Warns against ‘New Seeds’ of Anti-Semitism

Christians Must Find Constructive, Effective Ways to Oppose Xenophobia, Racism, and Populist Nationalism

via CNS: Christians have the teachings and the responsibility to address growing fear of and discrimination against immigrants and refugees, said speakers opening a Vatican-sponsored conference. “Welcoming migrants, especially those in danger, is a moral principle whose foundation and strength come from the Gospel and sacred Scripture, and it is part of being Christian, that… Read More Christians Must Find Constructive, Effective Ways to Oppose Xenophobia, Racism, and Populist Nationalism

The Trump Administration’s Refugee Plan is Disturbing, Puts Lives at Risk

via USCCB: The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, announced yesterday that the Administration will set the Presidential Determination, the level of refugees allowed into the United States, at 30,000 refugees for 2019. This is the lowest number set in the history of the U.S. refugee admissions program which was formally created in 1980.… Read More The Trump Administration’s Refugee Plan is Disturbing, Puts Lives at Risk