Stephen Colbert on His Uncle ‘s D-Day Service
Stephen Colbert broke character on CNN to discuss the service of his uncle, 1st Lt. Andrew Edward Tuck III, on D-Day and during World War II. Check out the video below:
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The Debate Continues on Pope Francis and Middle East Peace
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale and contributor Daniel Petri continued their debate over Pope Francis and the prospects of peace in the Middle East this week. Hale’s more optimistic article on the subject was translated into Italian and appeared in L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, as “Artigiani di pace” (Artisan of Peace). Petri meanwhile was interviewed… Read More The Debate Continues on Pope Francis and Middle East Peace
Why Tea Party Catholicism Is a No Go
Is Tea Party Catholicism dead as a legitimate political stance within the Catholic Church? That’s what Pope Francis’ close Honduran cardinal-advisor Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga is arguing. During his keynote address at a June 3rd forum hosted by The Catholic University of America’s Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies, Rodriguez—defending Pope Francis’ economic teachings—derided the… Read More Why Tea Party Catholicism Is a No Go
Pope Francis fires Vatican financial board
Normally we focus on the Church in the world, but Pope Francis is really shaking up internal Church matters in a way we can’t ignore. Today Francis fired everyone on the Vatican’s financial oversight committee. Here’s a brief read out from the Associated Press: “Pope Francis has ousted the all-Italian board of the Vatican’s financial… Read More Pope Francis fires Vatican financial board
Francis’ cardinal advisor confirms that Pope Francis’ encyclical will be on environment, poverty
At an event hosted today by Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, Pope Francis’s advisor Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga of Honduras confirmed that Pope Francis’s upcoming encyclical will address the environment and poverty. He said: “It is not just on global warming. …The problems are more deep.” More updates to come.
Pope Francis on Work, Unemployment, Mass Migration, and Solidarity
Last week, Pope Francis delivered a message to the International Labour Conference (ILO). Here are some highlights: The dignity of work “At the dawn of creation, God made man the steward of his handiwork and charged him to cultivate and protect it. Human labour is part of that creation and continues God’s creative work. This… Read More Pope Francis on Work, Unemployment, Mass Migration, and Solidarity
Breaking News: President calls for carbon cuts
At his installation Mass as the Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis said: I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and women of goodwill: let us be “protectors” of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and… Read More Breaking News: President calls for carbon cuts
