Yesterday, Pope Francis was presented with the Charlemagne Prize by the City of Aachen, or Aix-La-Chapelle, an honor given annually to individuals for their extraordinary commitment to European unity and solidarity. In honoring a Pope who has been very vocal and outspoken in his criticism of the European Union, the award committee reminds us that… Read More It is Time for Europe’s “Pope Francis Moment”
One of the most exciting mediums for gathering news and opinion is Twitter, the online social networking service. If you follow the right people, it’s a never-ending flow of information and analysis from professional pundits and accredited journalists from around the world. In another era, so much public discourse among competing reporters would be unthinkable,… Read More Is Twitter the Best Place for Catholic Debates?
via the Aurora Prize: Marguerite Barankitse from Maison Shalom and REMA Hospital in Burundi was named as the inaugural Laureate of the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. At a ceremony held in Yerevan, Armenia, Barankitse was recognized for the extraordinary impact she has had in saving thousands of lives and caring for orphans… Read More Marguerite Barankitse, Catholic Humanitarian, Wins the Aurora Prize
That in every country of the world, women may be honored and respected and that their essential contribution to society may be highly esteemed.
Millennial writer Christopher White has a new article at Crux. He writes: Today Europe faces a crisis on a scale never before seen—and the latest numbers reveal the situation to be getting worse. The month before Pope Francis traveled to Lesbos, almost 9,600 migrants attempted to cross the Mediterranean into Italy, more than four times… Read More What Alexander Hamilton and Pope Francis Share on Immigration
US Catholic recently interviewed Millennial writer Nichole Flores. The full interview is available in their upcoming July issue. But a preview can be viewed now: The day Amoris Laetitia came out, a lot of my friends were live Tweeting passages. My newsfeed was glowing with all of these beautiful quotations about the beauty of marriage… Read More Beauty in the Little Things
Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief (TV-MA):
