via the Washington Post: Saudi Arabia released Loujain al-Hathloul, one of the country’s most prominent women’s rights activists, from prison on Wednesday in the clearest sign yet that the kingdom’s leaders were taking steps to assuage President Biden’s complaints about human rights violations. Hathloul, 31, has been among the most visible faces of an unrelenting… Read More Saudi Arabia Releases 2020 Millennial of the Year Loujain al-Hathloul from Prison

via the USCCB: President Joe Biden signed executive orders during his first week in office addressing climate change and the care for our common home. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, expressed support for several of the new… Read More USCCB Praises Biden’s Executive Orders Protecting the Environment

via the Tyler Clementi Foundation: As we see in the Gospels, Jesus Christ taught love, mercy and welcome for all people, especially for those who felt persecuted or marginalized in any way; and the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that LGBT people are to be treated with “respect, compassion and sensitivity.” All people of… Read More God Is On Your Side: A Statement from Catholic Bishops on Protecting LGBT Youth

The former chaplain of The Colbert Report, Father James Martin, humbly accepts when Stephen offers him the job of chaplain of The Late Show. Father Martin also talks about his new book, Learning To Pray, and the different ways people can pray:

via Vatican News: In 2020, the church in Italy marked the 50th anniversary of the “renewal of catechesis” following the Second Vatican Council. “The catechesis inspired by the Council,” said Pope Francis, “is continually listening to the heart of the man, always with an attentive ear, always seeking to renew itself.” Pope Francis insisted: “This… Read More Pope: If You Reject Vatican II, You Don’t Stand with the Church

They were children during the Holocaust. Today, they’re among the last living survivors. Here, they share their stories, including what they want future generations to remember — and what’s at stake if we forget:

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