Pope Francis’s new apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (Joy of the Gospel) is creating headlines throughout the world only hours after its release. In the 51,000 word text, Francis lays out a new vision for the Church and its role in today’s society. He’s done this is a less formal way throughout the first eight months… Read More Pope Francis strikes again
In case you missed it, Arcbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville–the new president of the USCCB–appeared on CBS This Morning yesterday with Cardinal Dolan. Check it out and see what you think:
On Tuesday morning, the USCCB elected Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky as president of the bishops’ conference. He was elected on the first ballot with 125 votes, which is 53% of the total votes. Here is a selection of his official biography: Born on August 18, 1946, in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, Archbishop Joseph E.… Read More Breaking News: Archbishop Joseph Kurtz elected President of the USCCB
Yesterday, our extraordinary pope made more stunning news. Several media outlets confirmed that Francis is seeking to poll lay faithful on crucial questions of the Church’s pastoral agenda, including outreach to the gay community and to divorced and separated persons. The full approach of how this will be administered in the United States isn’t clear, but Catholics… Read More Pope Francis wants to hear your opinion
It’s official: change has come to the Catholic Church. Pope Francis has stunned the world again. This time he is asking for parish-level feedback on some of the most divisive of Church teachings, including same-sex marriages, contraceptives and divorce. Let me repeat that: the Pope and the Vatican want to hear from lay faithful across… Read More Breaking News: Francis requests parish-level participation in upcoming synod
This past weekend, I had the honor of representing Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Millennial at a panel entitled A Catholic Conversation on Race, Religion and the March on Washington The event, co-sponsored by Catholic Democrats and Pax Christi USA and hosted by Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in DC, discussed the gritty… Read More Fifty Years Later: Catholics Still Fighting for Racial Justice
Pope Francis is shaking up the Monday morning news cycle with a long interview he gave aboard the papal plane overnight. The biggest news out of it: he is shifting the Catholic message on gay issues. His most poignant comment was that he doesn’t ‘judge’ gay people and considers them ‘brothers.’ John Allen has full… Read More Pope on gay people: ‘Who am I to judge?’
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