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?

via the Vatican: The problem of climate change is related to issues of ethics, equity and social justice. The current situation of environmental degradation is connected with the human, ethical and social degradation that we experience every day. This forces us to think about the meaning of our models of consumption and production, and the… Read More Pope Francis’ Video Message to the UN Climate Action Summit

What does the Bible say about hell, divorce, sex, forgiveness, and more?  In the season finale of Jesuit Autocomplete, Fr. Eric Sundrup, S.J., and Fr. Paddy Gilger, S.J., answer more of the internet’s most searched questions: