Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Sermon on the Hill by John Carr: “Francis’ defense of families takes on both economic and moral pressures on family life, making ideologues on both left and right uncomfortable.” New cardinal: Vatican should be ‘voice of the voiceless’ by Joshua McElwee: “One of the 20… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Vacc-Insanity by Michael Sean Winters: “The problems are nation faces can only be addressed if we delineate, carefully and with a view towards real world consequences, what obligations we owe to each other and to future generations, always defending man’s freedom to be sure, but balancing… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: For A Closing Act, Obama Has A Bold Plan To Transform Child Care by Jonathan Cohn: “President Barack Obama has taken on some pretty ambitious projects, from overhauling health care to slowing global warming. As he comes to the end of his time in office, he’s… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: 7 Ways Thomas Merton Changed the World by James Martin, SJ: “Did Thomas Merton change the world? Maybe not. Did he change my life? Definitely. Could he change yours? Open his books and see.” Portraits Of Auschwitz Survivors by Jon Premosch: “About 1.5 million people, most… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Stop being angry at Western media for ‘ignoring’ Boko Haram by Karen Attiah: “It is Nigeria’s government that ultimately is responsible for the life and security of all Nigerian citizens. And in this basic duty, it has failed. It is Nigeria’s military that is responsible for… Read More Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Sri Lanka’s first saint is an icon of Catholicism in Asia by John Allen: “Pope Francis today gave Sri Lanka its very first saint, canonizing a 17th- and 18th-century missionary named Joseph Vaz who helped keep Catholicism alive on the island nation during a time of… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pope Francis Rattles U.S. Conservatives by Albert Hunt: “It’s not hard to envision an exceptional moment in the Capitol as pro-choice Democrats squirm when the pontiff celebrates the sanctity of life and Republicans wriggle when the Holy Father talks about social justice, income inequality and the… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)