We tend to focus more on the Church in the world than internal Church politics, but this would be quite a development. Sandro Magister reports: The “revolution” of Pope Francis in ecclesiastical governance is not losing its driving thrust. And so, as happens in every self-respecting revolution, the heads continue to roll for churchmen seen as… Read More Report: Pope Francis to Demote Cardinal Burke
Millennial writer Bethany Welch recently published an article at the USCCB’s blog. She writes: Justice requires us to hold each other accountable for fair wages, wages that permit the head of a household to rent a decent apartment and feed their family. Justice demands that hours, while long, do not subject a person to unreasonable… Read More Working for an economy that values dignity
Awful news off the coast of Malta: Hundreds of migrants may have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in recent days, bringing the number of victims so far this year to more than four times last year’s total, the International Organization of Migration said Monday. About 500 people, mainly from Egypt, the Palestinian territories, Syria and… Read More Hundreds Feared Dead After Sinking of Ship near Malta
One of the themes of Pope Francis’ pontificate seems to be encouraging people to feel more welcome when it comes to receiving the sacraments. He has attacked those who refuse to baptize children whose parents are not married. He has encouraged people to go to confession, even if we haven’t been in a long time.… Read More Pope Francis Weds 40, Including Cohabitants
Millennial writer Daniel DiLeo has a new article at Political Theology Today. He writes: In his 1990 World Day of Peace Message, St. John Paul II recognized that “the ecological crisis is a moral issue” (emphasis in original). Guided by this awareness, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI asserted in his encyclical Caritas in veritate that “the… Read More Speculation to Advocacy: Reducing Carbon Pollution
The Boston Globe’s new Catholic website Crux had its launch event on Thursday, a discussion on the papacy of Pope Francis. The event featured Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, John Allen, Mary Ann Glendon, Hosffman Ospino, and Millennial editor Robert Christian. Margery Eagan moderated the panel. The full video of the event can be viewed… Read More A Pope for the 21st Century
Millennial writer Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has the final post in this week’s Millennial at Distinctly Catholic. She writes: So libertarianism mis-imagines two fundamental poles of its consideration, at least by Catholic lights: both the human person and property. By imagining the right of property to precede the common good of humankind, libertarian philosophy departs sharply… Read More Millennial at Distinctly Catholic: Catholicism and libertarianism clash over property and the common good
