Nichole Flores was a keynote speaker at this year’s Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. She spoke about migration, solidarity, justice, and the common good through the prism of family, and she encouraged listeners to make justice their habit. You can watch the full speech here:

via Vatican News: The Pope went on to note that there are still anti-Semitic attitudes in society today: “As I have often repeated, a Christian cannot be an anti-Semite; we share the same roots. It would be a contradiction of faith and life. Rather, we are called to commit ourselves to ensure anti-Semitism is banned… Read More Pope Francis: A Christian Cannot Be an Anti-Semite

Christopher White writes: As President Donald Trump prepares to send 5,200 troops to Mexican border to block some 4,000 Central American asylum-seekers, Catholic leaders are urging governments to address the underlying causes of migration while reminding people that seeking asylum is not a crime. A joint statement on Monday from the heads of the major… Read More Catholic Leaders: Seeking Asylum is Not a Crime

Millennial writer Meghan Clark writes: A just law is one that upholds human dignity and is directed at the common good. For St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, laws that fail to do so are unjust and improper. An unjust law is not binding upon Christian consciences. Movements for justice often invoke this basic Christian tradition… Read More Why ‘Obey the Law’ is an Inadequate Response from Christians on Migration

via Vatican News: Pope Francis prayed that “the Most High might welcome into His peace those who have died; comfort their families; and sustain those who were wounded.” In reality, he said, “we are all wounded by this inhuman act of violence.” Pope Francis prayed that the Lord might “help us to extinguish the hotbeds… Read More Pope Prays for Victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

US Synod Auditor Jonathan Lewis shares his experience at the Synod with Rome Reports:

via CNS: At a time of technological and scientific progress, “we ought to feel shame” for not having advanced in “humanity and solidarity” enough to feed the world’s poor, Pope Francis said. “Neither can we console ourselves simply for having faced emergencies and desperate situations of those most in need. We are all called to… Read More End Hunger, the Poor Cannot Wait