The UN conference on climate change, COP21, began this week. Prior to the conference, Pope Francis delivered a speech in which he discussed COP21 and the need for an agreement. Here are the highlights: In a few days an important meeting on climate change will be held in Paris, where the international community as such… Read More Pope Francis: Lack of International Action on Climate Change Would Be Catastrophic

Earlier this month, Catholic University hosted a conference on Laudato Si and the American Catholic Church. The conference included a public panel, moderated by Maria Mazzenga of the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies, that featured Julie Sullivan, President, University of St. Thomas; John Carr, Director, Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life,… Read More Laudato Si and the American Catholic Church

Pope Francis recently spoke to members of the pro-life movement in Italy, delivering another whole life message: The Pope said in the existential dynamics, everything is interrelated and we need to nurture personal and social sensitivity, both towards welcoming a new life and towards those situations of poverty and exploitation that affect the weakest and… Read More Pope Francis Delivers Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Pro-Poor Message

America has a new interview with Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale: What was your impression of the pope’s recent U.S. visit? We are a nation in dire need of Pope Francis and his prophetic message. I had the honor of walking with Francis throughout the entire American journey, and my sense was that for all the… Read More America Magazine Interviews Christopher Hale

via Brian Roewe at NCR: The Global Catholic Climate Movement announced Friday that Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley has become the latest prelate to sign their Catholic Climate Petition, joining 20 individual bishops, more than 200 Catholic organizations and more than 600,000 people from around the world. The list of supporters includes Pope Francis, who in… Read More Cardinal O’Malley Endorses Catholic Climate Petition

One of Millennial’s themes is Christian humanism, which rejects nihilism, relativism, and quietism, among other temptations for contemporary believers and non-believers alike. Here are some highlights of Pope Francis’ speech on the subject in Florence: We can speak of humanism only from the centrality of Jesus, discovering in Him the features of man’s authentic face.… Read More Pope Francis on Christian Humanism

There is a rich tradition of dumb comparisons to Adolf Hitler, the Nazis, and the Holocaust. This leads some to set aside these comparisons entirely. But there are certain circumstances where such comparisons are quite clearly useful for illustrating the gravity of the situation at hand: when mass atrocities are occurring, genocide or ethnic cleansing… Read More Is Donald Trump Embracing Nazi-like Policies?