via CNA: I repeat what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: that they must not be discriminated against, that they must be respected and accompanied pastorally….The problem is a person that has a condition, that has good will and who seeks God, who are we to judge? And we must accompany them well…this is… Read More Pope Says Church Should Ask Forgiveness from Gay People, the Poor, the Exploited
via Pope Francis’ Charlemagne Prize speech: I dream of a Europe that cares for children, that offers fraternal help to the poor and those newcomers seeking acceptance because they have lost everything and need shelter. I dream of a Europe that is attentive to and concerned for the infirm and the elderly, lest they be… Read More Pope Francis’ Vision for Europe
Here is the statement on United States v. Texas from Hope Border Institute, Bishop Oscar Cantú of Las Cruces, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso: In November 2014, when President Obama announced new actions to stave off deportation for an expanded group of migrants who came to this country as children and their parents, he… Read More Bishops Cantú, Elizondo, and Seitz on Supreme Court Immigration Ruling
Pope Francis: “Suffering is a call to conversion: it reminds us of our frailty and vulnerability.”
British MP Jo Cox’s assassination has produced an outpouring of grief. It has also led many to praise her devotion to humanitarian causes and those suffering. US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power spoke at a celebration of her life earlier today: Nobody was a stranger to Jo Cox. Survivors of rape, child soldiers, owners… Read More Jo Cox Championed Refugees, Syrians
The New York Times reports on the food crisis in Venezuela, where authoritarian ideologues have once again created disastrous living conditions: With delivery trucks under constant attack, the nation’s food is now transported under armed guard. Soldiers stand watch over bakeries. The police fire rubber bullets at desperate mobs storming grocery stores, pharmacies and butcher… Read More The Hunger Crisis in Venezuela
Pope Francis: “The love of Christ urges us to become servants of the small ones and the elderly, of every man and every woman, through which the primordial right to life is recognized and protected.”
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