Bishop Christopher Coyne writes: Pope Francis in his encyclical “Laudato Si’” spoke eloquently and strongly against a “throw-away” culture that does not see the Earth as a place to be cultivated and sustained as the sphere in which we come to know God’s love, but instead sees the Earth and its resources as something only… Read More Bishop Coyne: We Must Listen to Pope Francis on Protecting Creation to Help Our World Survive

Greg Erlandson writes: In Europe and the United States, anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise. Verbal and physical assaults, including murder, are increasing. Anti-Semitic incidents in France increased more than 70 percent in 2018, in Germany by 20 percent, which also saw a near doubling of violent attacks. In our own country, the massacre at… Read More Catholics Must Resist the Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism

Here are some shots of the statue “Angels Unawares” that was unveiled earlier in St. Peter’s Square by Pope Francis after celebrating an outdoor Mass commemorating the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. pic.twitter.com/uqGGurGuWA — Junno Arocho Esteves (@arochoju) September 29, 2019 via the NY Times: Pope Francis has always urged compassion and charity… Read More Pope Unveils New Statue in St. Peter’s Square That Honors Migrants

via Pope Francis’ Message for the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees: The most economically advanced societies are witnessing a growing trend towards extreme individualism which, combined with a utilitarian mentality and reinforced by the media, is producing a “globalization of indifference”. In this scenario, migrants, refugees, displaced persons and victims of trafficking have… Read More Pope Francis: Welcome, Protect, Promote, and Integrate Migrants

via Catholic News Service: The Society of Jesus has urged Latin American countries — working “through international diplomacy” — to “take all the necessary measures to rescue democracy in Nicaragua and hold the current regime responsible for the crimes it has committed.” In a lengthy statement, “Crimes that demand justice: an urgent call to the… Read More Jesuits Call for Action in Nicaragua

Gracy Olmstead writes: Many would-be parents in the millennial generation worry that bringing a child into this world might, in its effects, serve as a choice for more consumption, waste and damage to the planet. Others wonder whether the children conceived now might face a fate somehow worse than nonexistence in future years — a… Read More Facing a Climate Crisis, Is It Wrong to Have Children?