via The Vatican: Justice is trampled underfoot when the needs of individuals are ignored and where partisan economic interests prevail over the rights of individuals and communities. Moreover, justice is blocked by a throwaway culture that treats persons as if they were things, generating and promoting inequality. So much so that on the shores of… Read More Pope Francis Compares Populists to the Fascists of the 1930s, Criticizes Putting Up Walls

via Vatican News: “Indeed, the human person must always be defended and protected in his or her integrity and dignity, whatever his or her origin or social status,” the Pope told some 51 members of the Pro Petri Sedem Association, whom he received in the Vatican…. In the unbridled race for possession, career, honour or… Read More Put an End to the Exploitation of the Poorest!

via Vatican News: He remarked on the fact that, for many of us, it is not easy to be in silence as we live in an environment that is “polluted by too much verbal violence,” by so many “offensive and harmful words” which are amplified by the internet. “Lent is a time to disconnect from… Read More Pope Francis on Lent: Give Up Useless Words, Chatter, Gossip for Silence

Eric Sundrup, S.J., and Paddy Gilger, S.J., return with Season 3, Episode 1 of Jesuit Autocomplete, answering some of the Internet’s most-searched questions about Ash Wednesday: Do all Christians celebrate it? Where do the ashes come from?

via Vatican News: In a letter sent on 22 February to the L’Arche Federation, the leaders of the movement made public the conclusions of the investigation which they had entrusted to an external and independent body. The investigation included testimonies implicating its founder, Jean Vanier, and his links to Fr Thomas Philippe, a Dominican priest,… Read More L’Arche: Internal investigation reveals abuses committed by Jean Vanier

via the Vatican: Jesus does not make demands of those who endure situations of frailty, suffering and weakness, but offers his mercy and his comforting presence. He looks upon a wounded humanity with eyes that gaze into the heart of each person. That gaze is not one of indifference; rather, it embraces people in their… Read More Pope Francis: Ensure Everyone Has Access to Healthcare and Discard No One

Bashar al-Assad’s regime, backed by Russia, has intensified its military campaign across Idlib, Syria’s last rebel-held territory. Since December 2019, the fighting has forced 850,000 civilians to flee. CNN’s Arwa Damon is the only western journalist reporting from inside Syria: