Pope Francis: Without Fraternity, Efforts for a More Just World Fall Short

via the Vatican: What is the universal message of Christmas? It is that God is a good Father and we are all brothers and sisters. This truth is the basis of the Christian vision of humanity. Without the fraternity that Jesus Christ has bestowed on us, our efforts for a more just world fall short,… Read More Pope Francis: Without Fraternity, Efforts for a More Just World Fall Short

Assad Regime Using Mass Murder to Empty Prisons of Political Opponents

via the Washington Post: As Syria’s government consolidates control after years of civil war, President Bashar al-Assad’s army is doubling down on executions of political prisoners, with military judges accelerating the pace they issue death sentences, according to survivors of the country’s most notorious prison. In interviews, more than two dozen Syrians recently released from… Read More Assad Regime Using Mass Murder to Empty Prisons of Political Opponents

Why Dioceses Should Support Struggling Latino Churches

Nichole Flores writes: While Latino Catholics have always been a vital presence in the American church, burgeoning populations of migrants and young people have helped bolster their numbers. And even as growing numbers of Latinos have shifted the geographic center of Catholicism from the Northeast to the Southwest, signs of Latino Catholicism are becoming ubiquitous… Read More Why Dioceses Should Support Struggling Latino Churches