Check out these recent articles from around the web: Cantu and Cupich: Families are more than groups of consumers by Patrick Reardon: “Catholic social teaching about the family and the human person ‘flies in the face of the modern individualist attitudes that pervade our culture,’ Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M., told a gathering… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Forming Faithful Citizens: Looking to 2016 by John Carr: “First, while the basic moral framework and outline of key issues have been consistent, the statement needs updating to reflect Pope Francis’ principles and priorities. His leadership does not alter church teaching, but offers new urgency and… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: This May Be The Most Effective Anti-Poverty Program In America by Jonathan Cohn: “Child First is a ‘home visiting’ program, which means staff members work with families mostly in their homes rather than in office settings, sometimes meeting as frequently as three or four times a… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: The papal bull: Misericordiae Vultus by Michael Sean Winters: “Sadly, for too long the Church itself has failed to give mercy the centrality of focus it deserves and which Jesus Christ requires. This is the core of the Pope Francis Revolution. It is exhilarating to witness.”… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pope Francis is inspiring millennials to carry church into the community by Sarah Pulliam Bailey: “But there’s no denying that Francis, with his willingness to talk about doubt and reflect on his love of the tango as a young man, and his openness to taking selfies,… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Why ‘left v. right’ is a category mistake for the Church in Africa by John Allen: “Ask African Catholics for their views on the idées fixes of Western conversation – female priests, gay rights, birth control, Communion for the divorced and remarried, and so on –… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: This is no way to ease inequality by EJ Dionne: “I’d respect these folks a lot more if they said what they clearly believe: They think more inequality would be good for us. It almost makes you nostalgic for the candor of the Mitt Romney who… Read More Around the Web