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“First an Earthquake, then a Hurricane”: Life & Justice Interview with John Allen

National Catholic Reporter senior correspondent and CNN’s Vatican correspondent John Allen was the keynote speaker at the Diocese of Camden’s Justice for All Dinner last week. John is one of the most respected Church observers, and he provided invaluable coverage throughout Pope Benedict’s resignation and all that followed. At the end of his talk here,… Read More “First an Earthquake, then a Hurricane”: Life & Justice Interview with John Allen

Mike Jordan Laskey

Catholic Teaching, Not Just “Economics”

Over at America, Meghan Clark has an excellent response to Stacie Beck’s quite abysmal article “Just Economics”, which was also featured in America.  Clark shows just how divorced this worldview is from Catholic thought, in addition to highlighting the faulty economics that Beck employs.  The heart of the conflict centers around whether people have dignity… Read More Catholic Teaching, Not Just “Economics”

Sarah Christian

Cardinal Turkson: How Young People Can Build Justice and Peace

Philip de Mahy, my colleague at the Institute for Policy Research & Catholics Studies, and I had the opportunity to interview Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, during his recent trip to Washington DC.  Here Cardinal Turkson responds to the question of what young people in the United States… Read More Cardinal Turkson: How Young People Can Build Justice and Peace

Robert Christian

Love and Loss

When tragedy strikes, as it did last week in Boston, many of us turn instinctively to hold and squeeze those closest to us.  We feel sympathy and empathy for those afflicted by the loss of their dearest loved ones, and it reminds us to treasure those we love and to unabashedly express our affection.  We… Read More Love and Loss

Robert Christian

Vatican confirms that Pope Francis will appoint women to key positions

Have you blinked yet? More stunning news from Rome. The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis the Radical will appoint women to key leadership posts in the Roman Curia. These comments from papal spokesman Father Frederico Lombardi, SJ follow public statements made by Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras saying he was backing more posts… Read More Vatican confirms that Pope Francis will appoint women to key positions

Christopher Hale

Vatican official: Romero’s canonization ‘unblocked’ by Pope Francis

More big news from Rome today. According to a senior Vatican official, martyred Salvadoran bishop Oscar Romero will soon join the Church’s official canon of saints. During a homily yesterday, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia–who is in charge of Romero’s cause for canonization–announced that Pope Francis had “unblocked” Romero’s path to sainthood. Romero’s cause for canonization had… Read More Vatican official: Romero’s canonization ‘unblocked’ by Pope Francis

Christopher Hale