via CNS: Countries fighting the coronavirus pandemic could face deadly consequences if they focus on protecting their economies more than their own people, Pope Francis said. In a handwritten letter sent March 28 to Argentine Judge Roberto Andres Gallardo, president of the Pan-American Committee of Judges for Social Rights and Franciscan Doctrine, the pope said… Read More Pope Warns that Prioritizing the Economy Over People May Lead to ‘Viral Genocide’

Stephen Curry is joined by Dr. Anthony Fauci of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to talk all about COVID-19:

In First Things, RR Reno writes, “There is a demonic side to the sentimentalism of saving lives at any cost.” Is this sentimentalism? Or is it the care for the human person that Jesus showed by healing the sick? Jesus identifies his mission as the promotion of life in abundance (John 10:10). The Catechism states… Read More It’s Not Demonic to Close Churches to Protect Human Lives and the Vulnerable

David Gibson, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture, interviews Fr. Paddy Gilger, SJ on his experiences in Milan, Italy, which is at the heart of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic:

via Fr. James Martin: Fr. Giuseppe Berardelli, a 72-year-old priest in Bergamo, Italy, who gave a respirator (that his parishioners had purchased for him) to a younger patient (whom he did not know), has died from coronavirus. “Greater love has no person than the one who lays down his life for his friends.” (Jn 15:13)… Read More Italian Priest Who Gave Respirator to Younger Patient Dies of Coronavirus

Millennial writer Marcus Mescher was recently interviewed on his new book at Crux: Yes, the world needs more kindness, but kindness is not enough to resist social sin, restore right-relationships, and deliver on the demands of justice at the personal, social, and structural levels. Many of my students describe a mentality of “I do me,… Read More How Do We Build a Culture of Encounter During a Global Pandemic?

Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey writes: My postgrad service experience wasn’t with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, but I still love the unofficial motto that pops up in JV circles all the time: “Ruined for life.” I can relate. One summer during college, I helped lead high school students on faith-based service immersion experiences. I went… Read More God is Always There