via the Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts: In our home state of Massachusetts, we are blessed with inspiring natural beauty from the seashore on the east coast to the majestic mountain vistas in the west – with rolling hills, vibrant communities and rich farmlands throughout the state. We, the four Roman Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts, call… Read More Massachusetts Bishops on Protecting Creation from Pollution and Climate Change

via CRS: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) issued a statement today on the administration’s proposal to Congress to reduce the refugee resettlement cap to 18,000. CRS supports the call for a minimum of 95,000 refugees to be resettled in the United States this upcoming year. Bill O’Keefe, CRS’ executive vice president for Mission and Mobilization, said:… Read More CRS Responds to Trump Administration’s Immoral Refugee Cap

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