via Reuters: A close aide to Pope Francis has drawn the ire of Italy’s anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini by climbing down a manhole to restore electricity to hundreds of homeless people living in an occupied building. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, 55, whose job is to distribute the pope’s charity funds, went to the disused state-owned… Read More The ‘Pope’s Robin Hood’ Illegally Restores Electricity for the Homeless

Here are some highlights from Pope Francis’ speech earlier this month on the prevailing economic model: The precarious condition of our common home has been the result largely of a fallacious economic model that has been followed for too long. It is a voracious model, profit-oriented, shortsighted, and based on the misconception of unlimited economic… Read More Pope Francis Denounces Voracious, Shortsighted Economic Model Premised on Unlimited Growth

Millennial writer Mike Jordan Laskey writes: Evangelization is not proselytism…. On the flip side, evangelization is a long-term process. It’s relationship-building, invitation, dialogue, truly caring about other people, and modeling Christian love through concrete actions. It’s living with a sort of deep joy and hospitality that make people say, “I don’t know what she has,… Read More 3 Things Evangelization is Not

Watch millennial Catholic Anna Keating talk about the prevalence of suicide in our society, how we should view assisted suicide within that context, and a whole life approach to addressing suicide:

“The ethnic, linguistic, and tribal divisions in Africa can be overcome promoting unity in diversity. I want to thank the religious sisters, priests, laity, and missionaries for their work to create dialogue and reconciliation among the various sectors of African society. Let us pray this month that the Church in Africa, through the commitment of… Read More Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for May 2019: For Unity in Diversity in Africa

Fr. James Martin, SJ interviews poet and memoirist Mary Karr on her conversion story, her vocation as a poet, and the role of Ignatian spirituality in her daily life. In addition, millennial Catholic Ashley McKinless—co-host of the podcast Jesuitical, which just recorded its 100th show—talks about Christus Vivit, Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation. You can… Read More Fr. James Martin Interviews Mary Karr on Faith in Focus

Sean Callahan, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, writes: Perhaps even more than the threat of gang violence, fear of starvation is motivating the current wave of migration to the U.S. southern border. The surge is coming largely from rural parts of Central America, especially Guatemala, where drought has killed the corn and beans… Read More CRS President: The Fear of Starvation Drives the Central American Exodus