via St. John’s CRS Global Campus Committee: Thousands of Nicaraguans have been forced into exile under the current government. They have seized the property of many Catholic religious orders, imprisoned Bishop Rolando Alvarez. On August 23, 2023, the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega declared the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) illegal, confiscating the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA)….… Read More Understanding What’s Going On: The Catholic Church in Nicaragua

Mike Jordan Laskey writes: The Book of Leviticus, the third book of the Torah in Hebrew Scriptures (and part of Christians’ Old Testament), is full of laws and regulations that governed ancient Israel. In Chapter 25 of the book, the regulation of jubilee is introduced: Every 50 years, the people are instructed to release certain… Read More Living a Jubilee Mindset

via the Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life: The consistent ethic of life, an active commitment to protect all human life and promote the dignity of all, is being tested in new and challenging ways. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and its repercussions have generated intense conflict and underscored our responsibility… Read More Promoting a Consistent Ethic of Life

Dan DiLeo writes: Animated by Catholic social teaching, especially Pope Francis’ Laudate Deum and the U.S. bishops’ climate advocacy, each bishop should enact a science-based diocesan decarbonization policy. Such commitment engages faith and reason to advance the church’s evangelical mission. Archbishop Thomas Zinkula of Dubuque, Iowa, and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago are leading the… Read More Bishops: It’s Time to Decarbonize Your Diocese

Kim Daniels, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour on Ash Wednesday. Here are a couple of her responses: Well, I’m so glad you highlighted that interview because I think it’s really important to put this in the context of Pope Francis’… Read More Pope Francis is a Moral Leader Who is Offering a Hopeful, Dynamic Vision for the Church