Partisan priests and even bishops have begun campaigning for their preferred party and pressuring Catholic voters to follow their lead, causing unrest among quite a few American Catholics. Fr. James Martin, SJ. offers some simple advice to those hearing such messages: Neither a bishop, nor a priest, nor a sister, nor anyone, can or should… Read More Fr. James Martin: Know the Gospels and Church Teaching, Vote Your Conscience

Christopher White reports: Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, has endorsed a video that includes anti-immigrant remarks and homophobic slurs by a priest of Wisconsin in which the priest claims, “You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat.” The video was released Aug. 30 by Fr. James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less Catholic… Read More Conspiracy Theorist Bishop from Texas Endorses Bizarre Right-Wing Video

via the Vatican: The pandemic has exposed the plight of the poor and the great inequality that reigns in the world. And the virus, while it does not distinguish between people, has found, in its devastating path, great inequalities and discrimination. And it has exacerbated them! The response to the pandemic is therefore dual. On… Read More Pope: The Preferential Option for the Poor Must Shape Our Response to the Pandemic

via the Vatican: “The pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable and interconnected everyone is. If we do not take care of one another, starting with the least, with those who are most impacted, including creation, we cannot heal the world…. However, the coronavirus is not the only disease to be fought, but rather, the pandemic has… Read More Pope: Healing the World Starts with a Proper Understanding of the Human Person

  Millennial Catholic Michael Bayer has put together an excellent guide to Catholic resources for racial justice. It includes books, official statements, articles, podcasts, videos, prayers, and more, including work featured here at Millennial and published elsewhere by members of our team. For all of our articles on racism and racial justice (or at least… Read More Catholic Resources for Racial Justice

Mike Lewis writes: What I and many other Catholics recognized in Pope Francis was how he put the principles of our faith—the Gospel of Jesus Christ—into action. This was reinforced by his words. In his homilies, addresses and interviews, he constantly admonished us to understand that without humility, repentance, conversion, transformation and a heart filled… Read More How Alt-Catholics and Their Allies Undermine the Pope and Catholic Unity