via Vatican News: At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words: “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis,… Read More Pope Francis (1936-2025)

via the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life: At a time when Pope Francis faces serious health challenges, this annual dialogue on the “Francis Factor” examined the leadership and impact of Pope Francis over the last 12 years and going forward. The day after he was elected pope in 2013, he explained that… Read More The Francis Factor: The Leadership of the World’s Pastor

via Sisters of the Holy Cross: We, Sisters of the Holy Cross, have watched in recent weeks as the presidential administration in the United States has targeted people living in situations of poverty and vulnerability in its own country and around the world. As women who proclaim that the Gospel is our rule of life,… Read More Sisters of the Holy Cross Denounce the Cruelty of the Trump Administration’s Executive Actions

Here are some highlights from Cardinal Robert McElroy’s homily at his Solemn Mass of Installation as the archbishop of Washington: Christian hope – the conviction that in our moments of greatest need God will find a way to stand with us, this is the theme and challenge of the Holy Year we are now celebrating… Read More The Call to Be Pilgrims of Hope in a Wounded World

via Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life: It’s sometimes difficult to be both a committed Republican or Democrat and a committed Catholic. In the United States, neither party’s priorities reflect the full range of Catholic social teaching, and at the same time, political parties are powerful tools for organizing citizens around particular… Read More Can Catholics Be Faithful and Partisan?

Christopher White writes: After all, this is a pontiff who chose to visit the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa on his very first trip outside of Rome following his election as pope to pay tribute to the lives of migrants lost at sea and spotlight the “globalization of indifference” towards their plight. So this week, on Feb.… Read More Pope Francis Challenges Trump-Vance on Immigration, Bad Theology