Check out these recent articles from around the web: On social justice, Francis isn’t rethinking so much as recycling by John Allen: “That’s not to say he isn’t adding some original details, just as previous popes did, but at the big-picture level, his teaching on social justice is about continuity, not rupture. To put the… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: ‘Kandhamal’ tells the whole story of anti-Christian persecution by John Allen: “Kandhamal is a district of the eastern Indian state of Odisha, formerly known as Orissa, where an orgy of violence descended upon the impoverished Christian minority in August, 2008. A series of riots led by… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Real Politics After the Culture Wars by Caleb Bernacchio and Philip de Mahy: “A new approach to politics grounded in local questions should be construed as neither a retreat nor a rejection of the need for evangelization. Party politics must not be conflated with prophetic witness.… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pope Francis’ Popularity, or Lack Thereof by Kerry Weber: “True dialogue requires humility. If we want to respond to the Gospel call to mercy, we have to be willing to acknowledge that this call might summon us to unexpected places, and might come from someone very… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: A moral commitment to end hunger by Faustine Wabwire: “An opportunity to steer the course of the entire world comes along only once in a generation—if that often. Looked at one way, we are at a crisis moment that should force us to act. But we… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Here Are The Victims Of The Chattanooga Shooting by Buzzfeed News: “Four Marines — Thomas Sullivan, Skip Wells, David Wyatt, and Carson Holmquist— were identified as of Friday morning. A Navy sailor, Randall Smith, who was hurt in the shooting, died from his injuries on Saturday.”… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: How Laudato Si’ Extends Catholic Social Teaching by Anthony Annett: “The way forward, as laid out by Laudato si’, will involve regulation and changes in economic policy, but it will begin with a change in attitudes and culture. It won’t be easy, especially for those in… Read More Around the Web