Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “Each one of us is precious; each one of us is irreplaceable in God’s eyes.”
Pope Francis: “Each one of us is precious; each one of us is irreplaceable in God’s eyes.”
via the Vatican: The Supreme Pontiff Francis, in the audience granted on 11 May 2018 to the undersigned Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has approved the following new draft of no. 2267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, arranging for it to be translated into various languages and inserted… Read More Catechism Revised: Death Penalty is Inadmissible, Church Committed to Worldwide Abolition
All day, every day, I hang out with about 55 Salvadoran teenagers. I’m a teacher, and I work with immigrant students in a neighborhood full of pupuserias and cumbia. Inside the walls of our bright, beautiful schools, the kids make it clear—they miss El Salvador. Their families aren’t clinging to Salvadoran culture because they want… Read More Romero Remains Relevant
Meghan Clark writes: Readers of Scripture first meet Mary Magdalene during Jesus’ preaching and healing ministry in Galilee as someone healed “from whom seven demons had gone out” (Luke 8:2). Later all the gospels mention her in the litany of women who traveled with Jesus to Jerusalem. All four gospels name her as a witness… Read More Mary Magdalene Persisted
via Vatican News: The Diocese of Rome has opened the process of the beatification and canonization of Father Pedro Arrupe, the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus (SJ) or the Jesuits. “We have seriously begun the process for the beatification of Fr Pedro Arrupe,” current Jesuit Superior General, Father Arturo Sosa announced at… Read More Beatification Process Opened for Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ
via USCCB: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, from the College of Cardinals. Pope Francis has also imposed on Cardinal McCarrick suspension ad divinis and directs him to observe a life of prayer and penance in seclusion until the completion of the canonical process. via Crux: The… Read More Pope Francis Accepts Cardinal McCarrick’s Resignation as Cardinal
Pope Francis: “Let’s promote friendship and respect between men and women of different religious traditions in order to build a world of peace.”