Check out these recent articles from around the web: Don’t put to death an innocent man by Sr. Helen Prejean: “Of the 155 people exonerated off death row (10 of whom were tried in Oklahoma) most were wrongly convicted because their jurors received incomplete or misleading information at trial. This, I’m convinced, is what has… Read More Around the Web
You can also read Christopher Hale’s recap at Busted Halo.
A few years ago, a video of Father Clete Kiley, a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago, went viral. His passionate, stirring defense of labor unions and economic justice, together with his honesty and moral clarity on the inadequacies of the status quo struck a chord with believers and non-believers alike. And his vision… Read More Why Workers and Unions Matter: An Interview with Father Clete Kiley
Pope Francis: “Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy.”
Salt and Light will be airing a new interview with Stephen Colbert next Sunday at 8 PM. You can preview the interview by watching a few clips made available through Salt and Light’s YouTube channel: Where faith, logic and humor meet: What he would ask Pope Francis in an interview: Stephen Colbert on Pope Francis,… Read More Stephen Colbert on Pope Francis, Faith, Love, and Joy
One issue that Pope Francis has addressed repeatedly is the dignity of work and the crisis in youth unemployment. In certain European countries, youth unemployment figures are staggering. In certain communities in the US, the number of unemployed youth is also troublingly high. And globally, many are desperately searching for jobs but are unable to… Read More Pope Francis Calls for Prayer Campaign on Youth Unemployment
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: Pope Francis revealed Tuesday that he intends to allow Catholic priests to grant sacramental forgiveness to those who have procured an abortion during his special yearlong celebration of the “Jubilee Year of Mercy” set to begin this December. Since procuring an abortion is… Read More Pope Francis Is Right About Abortion and Mercy
