via Vatican News: Pope Francis warned that attitudes that many thought were a thing of the past – such as racism – are on the rise again and can lead to intolerant and discriminating behavior and policies and he urged politicians to avoid exploiting fear against those seeking refuge and better lives in our countries.… Read More Pope Warns Against Rising Racism, Intolerance, and Hatred
After attending “A Moral Economy: Faith and the Free Market,” an event that included Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Griffin Oleynick interviews event moderator and Washington Post columnist Christine Emba in the second episode of Commonweal’s new podcast. You can listen here:
via AP: Pope Francis warned against historic revisionism and any rebirth of anti-Semitism that fueled the Holocaust as he marked the annual remembrance Sunday for Lithuania’s centuries-old Jewish community that was nearly wiped out during World War II. Francis began his second day in the Baltics in Lithuania’s second city, Kaunas, where an estimated 3,000… Read More Pope Warns against ‘New Seeds’ of Anti-Semitism
via CNS: Christians have the teachings and the responsibility to address growing fear of and discrimination against immigrants and refugees, said speakers opening a Vatican-sponsored conference. “Welcoming migrants, especially those in danger, is a moral principle whose foundation and strength come from the Gospel and sacred Scripture, and it is part of being Christian, that… Read More Christians Must Find Constructive, Effective Ways to Oppose Xenophobia, Racism, and Populist Nationalism
At Vox’s Today, Explained podcast, RNS reporter Jack Jenkins describes the latest developments in the ongoing sexual abuse crisis. Fr. Paddy Gilger, SJ and a number of lay people offer reflections on the crisis and their faith. You can listen here:
via USCCB: The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, announced yesterday that the Administration will set the Presidential Determination, the level of refugees allowed into the United States, at 30,000 refugees for 2019. This is the lowest number set in the history of the U.S. refugee admissions program which was formally created in 1980.… Read More The Trump Administration’s Refugee Plan is Disturbing, Puts Lives at Risk
via Reuters: Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is helping to craft the curriculum for a leadership course at a right-wing Roman Catholic institute in Italy, stepping up his efforts to influence conservative thinking in the church. Benjamin Harnwell, director of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute based in a mountaintop monastery not far from Rome,… Read More Steve Bannon and Cardinal Burke Teaming Up at Alt-Catholic Institute
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