Pope Francis: “None of us is an island, autonomous and independent from others. We can only build the future by standing together, including everyone.”

Meghan Clark has a new article at America: I am a theologian who knows well the experience of being the only woman at the table. “Wonder Woman” beautifully captures the intensity and frustration of this experience, as well as the feeling of greater responsibility for those not allowed in the room…. In the Gospels, one of… Read More Wonder Woman’s Quest for Justice, Love, and Peace

On the second anniversary of Laudato Si, Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is calling on Catholics around the world to respond to the pope’s encyclical by pledging to pray for and with creation, live more simply, and advocate to protect our common home. Those living in the US can take the pledge here, and… Read More Cardinal Chito: Sign the Laudato Si’ Pledge

via Vatican Radio: Pope Francis met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband on Saturday in a private audience at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. A communique from the Holy See Press Office called their discussions “cordial” and said they spoke about “the good relations and fruitful collaboration between the Holy See and Germany”. “Issues… Read More Pope Francis, Angela Merkel Discuss Combating Hunger, Poverty, Terrorism, and Climate Change

Catholic Congressman Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, discusses the causes of famine in South Sudan and efforts to address it, including the work of Catholic Relief Services (via CNS):

via Michael O’Loughlin: A handful of bishops offered impassioned pleas for Catholics to take a stand against both a proposed federal budget that critics say guts the social safety net and efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act with a law that could strip health care from millions of poor Americans. “Within two weeks we… Read More Bishops: Don’t Hurt the Poor by Repealing ACA, Gutting the Safety Net