Catholic Mobilizing Network is encouraging people to pledge to end the death penalty: “All Christians and people of good will are thus called today to fight not only for the abolition of the death penalty, whether legal or illegal, and in all its forms, but also in order to improve prison conditions, with respect for… Read More Leading Catholics Pledge to End the Death Penalty

Here are some key passages from Pope Francis’ message to the participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences: The Social Doctrine of the Church (SDC) insistently invites us to find ways to apply, in practice, fraternity as the governing principle of the economic order. The periods we have left behind… Read More Pope Francis on the Personalistic Dimension of Work, Freedom, and Dignity

via Reuters: If anyone had any doubts how Pope Francis feels about people who always complain, the answer is now tacked to the door of his frugal suite in a Vatican residence: “No Whining”. Under the explicit warning, the red-and-white Italian language sign goes on to say that “violators are subject to a syndrome of… Read More Pope Francis Has a ‘No Whining’ Sign on His Door

Pope Francis: “How beautiful would it be to leave the world a better place than the way we found it.”

via Vatican Radio: Following the 2nd anniversary of the publication of his encyclical “Laudato Sì – On Care of our Common Home”, Pope Francis has endorsed a pledge campaign that aims to mobilize at least 1 million people to directly engage in turning the encyclical’s message into action. Organized and promoted by the Global Catholic… Read More Pope Francis Endorses Campaign to Put Laudato Si into Action