Check out these recent articles from around the web: Why American Teens Are So Sad by Derek Thompson: “The Internet exposes teenagers not only to supportive friendships but also to bullying, threats, despairing conversations about mental health, and a slurry of unsolvable global problems—a carnival of negativity. Social media places in every teen’s pocket a… Read More Around the Web
via CNS: The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church asked Pope Francis to scrap plans to have a Ukrainian woman and a Russian woman carry the cross together during the pope’s Way of the Cross service at Rome’s Colosseum April 15. Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, said April 12, “I… Read More Ukrainian Catholic Leaders Ask Pope To Reconsider ‘Ambiguous,’ ‘Even Offensive’ Plans
via Max Bearak and Louisa Loveluck: BUCHA, Ukraine — The name of this city is already synonymous with the month-long carnage that Russian soldiers perpetrated here. But the scale of the killings and the depravity with which they were committed are only just becoming apparent as police, local officials and regular citizens start the grim… Read More Russia’s Crimes Against Humanity on Full Display in Bucha
Rachel Anderson is an attorney, mother of two, and Fellow at the Center for Public Justice, advocating for fair and family-supportive work. Millennial editor Robert Christian interviewed her on pro-family policies, rest, the pandemic, and meritocracy. You’ve spent a great deal of time advocating for paid leave and other pro-family policies, but it seems like… Read More Building a Culture That Values Families, Rest, and Human Flourishing: An Interview with Rachel Anderson
Isabella Volmert, Kelly Sankowski and Renée Roden write: FemCatholic reached out to the 176 dioceses across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to confirm their family leave policies. Through telephone interviews with current and former diocesan employees, FemCatholic ascertained that 31 dioceses offer fully paid maternity leave policies, 32 provide some percentage of employee salaries… Read More Research Shows Weak Family Leave Policies in Most Catholic Dioceses Across the US
Highlights from US President Joe Biden’s speech in Warsaw, Poland: “Be not afraid.” These were the first words that the first public address of the first Polish pope after his election in October of 1978, they were the words who would come to define Pope John Paul II. Words that would change the world. John… Read More Biden Defends Democracy, Quotes JP2 in Big Warsaw Speech
via the AP: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the international community. The surprising decision, confirmed by a Taliban official, is bound to disrupt efforts by the Taliban to… Read More Taliban Breaks Promise, Keeps Schools for Girls Closed
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