via the AP: Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an exclusive interview Tuesday with The Associated Press…. Francis’… Read More Pope Francis Calls for End to Laws That Criminalize Homosexuality

In a new white paper, Catherine Glenn Foster of Americans United for Life and Kristen Day of Democrats for Life of America write: Today, the American dream is out of reach for too many. Too many couples feel they cannot start or grow their families because of our disordered politics and warped economy. The existing… Read More Make Birth Free

via the Vatican: Health professionals, over the past three years, have had a very special experience, one that is difficult to imagine, that of the pandemic. It has been said before, but it must not be forgotten: without your commitment and labours, many sick people would not have been cured. Your sense of duty inspired… Read More Pope Francis: Healthcare Must Be For All, Not a Luxury

Stephen Curry is one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. He has transformed basketball itself with his scintillating shooting, ballhandling, and movement, revolutionizing how teams construct their rosters and play the game. He is a four-time NBA Finals champion; a two-time scoring champion; the league’s only unanimous MVP; and its all-time… Read More Millennial of the Year 2022: Stephen Curry

Elise Italiano Ureneck writes: To say that we can identify God in all circumstances means that we are willing to look for his providence in both joy and sorrow. The past five years of my own life have been a pressure cooker. In that span of time, my mother was diagnosed with a devastating terminal… Read More In Darkness and Light, Finding God In All Things

Christopher White writes: Thousands of people from around the world began to pay their final respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 2, as his body was transferred into St. Peter’s Basilica from the Vatican monastery where he resided for nearly ten years after his surprise resignation from the papacy in 2013. The… Read More Pope Benedict XVI (1927-2022)

John Gehring writes: Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego told me in an email interview that bishops and all Catholics have a responsibility to speak out with more urgency. “We have just come through a two-year period in which the most fundamental elements of our national democracy—the peaceful acceptance of election outcomes, boundaries for attacks… Read More Cardinal McElroy: Catholics Must Reject New Anti-Democratic Culture