Barack Obama: “The Fourth of July is about celebrating the big, bold, inclusive experiment that is our American democracy. And it has always been an experiment. Our democracy has never been guaranteed, which means we can’t take it for granted. We need to keep fighting for it, keep improving it, and keep making sure it… Read More Quote of the Day
Mike Jordan Laskey is the Communications Director for the Jesuit Conference. You can read his writing at Millennial here. Editor Robert Christian interviewed him on his work, faith, and daily life. So much of your writing—and all your communications work, really—seems built around stories. Have you always believed in the importance of narrative in articulating… Read More Millennial Catholic Interviews: Mike Jordan Laskey
via Alexandra Petri: Pope Francis cleared the way for an Italian teenager to become the first millennial saint by attributing a second miracle to him, the Vatican announced Thursday. The teenager, Carlo Acutis, is often called the patron saint of the internet among Roman Catholics because of his computer skills, which he used to share… Read More Carlo Acutis: The First Millennial Saint
Chris Crawford writes: This moment in our history demands that we work to ensure a free and fair election, as well as a peaceful transition to a new presidential term. Each of us should discern the ways that we can protect the democratic institutions that preserve our way of life. My organization, Protect Democracy, has… Read More How Catholics Can Protect Democracy in 2024
via OSV News: A group of Catholic bishops recently traveled to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama, in what trip organizers called a “powerful encounter” amid the nation’s long-running reckoning with racism. Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of Louisville, Kentucky, former chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, and current committee chair retired Auxiliary Bishop… Read More US Bishops Visit Selma, Montgomery
via L’Osservatore Romano: On Monday morning, 8 April, Pope Francis met with relatives of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas since 7 October. The Holy See Press Office disclosed that the private meeting took place in the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Among those present were Bezalel Shnaider, aunt of Shiri Bibas, who was taken… Read More Pope Francis Meets with Relatives of Israeli Hostages Held by Hamas
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