via the Montana Standard: The attendance of four Roman Catholic priests from Montana at President Donald Trump’s political rally in Great Falls Thursday has created a social media firestorm and apparently incurred the displeasure of the priests’ superiors in the church. The four, who were seated near the front of the rally, wore their clerical… Read More Bishop Comments on Imprudence of MAGA Priests at Trump Rally

Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville writes: The Social Justice magisterium is particularly subject to dismemberment into lesser, purely political parts if we do not sustain a concerted effort to connect the teaching to the person of Christ from whom it flows…. Pope Francis speaks of the “throwaway culture”, as a description that encompasses all that… Read More Radical Care Must Replace Our Throwaway Culture

Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Daniel Misleh, and Millennial writer Daniel DiLeo write: Pope Francis recently convened oil and gas corporation executives and investors to share some hard truths about fossil fuels and catastrophic climate change. In doing so, the Holy Father extended the Christian tradition of witnessing challenging truths to the public and influential members of society.… Read More Pope Francis Tells Oil and Gas Execs to Address Climate Change

via USCCB: Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, expressed disappointment in today’s Supreme Court decision on Janus v. AFSCME. The 5-4 decision struck down an Illinois law that required non-union workers to pay fees that go to collective bargaining, overturning… Read More US Bishops Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Attack on Unions