Via Zenit: We should all feel the great responsibility to properly guard creation and to care for it, protecting it from various forms of degradation. We have the task of preserving and delivering to the future generations the planet which we received as a free gift from the goodness of God. In the face of… Read More Pope Francis: Be Defenders of Life, Guardians of Creation
via CNS: The death penalty, no matter how it is carried out, “is, in itself, contrary to the Gospel,” Pope Francis said. Marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican Oct. 11, Pope Francis said the catechism’s discussion of the death penalty, already formally amended by St. John Paul… Read More Pope Francis Calls for Total Opposition to the Death Penalty
Pope Francis: “Only a distorted ideological form of religion can think that justice is done in the name of the Almighty by deliberately slaughtering defenseless persons.”
via Kristen Day: Pro-life Democrats oppose abortion because we believe that it constitutes the direct taking of innocent human life. We see it as a violation of human rights, as something that is incompatible with social justice, and as an unjust alternative to delivering social justice to poor and working-class women, men, and families. These… Read More Why Pro-Life Progressives Are Pro-Life
Zac Davis reports on the past, present, and future of the Catholic Church in China in this recent video for America Media:
The US Bishops are disturbed and deeply disappointed by the Trump administration’s decision to only admit up to 45,000 refugees: In September 27, 2017, the Administration, in a consultation with Congress, proposed to only admit up to 45,000 refugees to the United States in fiscal year 2018. This Presidential Determination (PD) for Refugee Admissions is… Read More Trump’s Cut in Refugee Admissions is Disturbing and Deeply Disappointing
“You can’t regulate evil.” These words, spoken by Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, seem to resonate with so many Americans. Horrific acts of brutal violence are the price we pay for living in a free society, or so people claim. Nevertheless, as Catholics, we do not believe this, and our faith does not teach… Read More Yes, You Can Regulate Evil: Why Catholics Should Support Stricter Gun Laws
