Pope Francis Endorses Campaign to Put Laudato Si into Action

via Vatican Radio: Following the 2nd anniversary of the publication of his encyclical “Laudato Sì – On Care of our Common Home”, Pope Francis has endorsed a pledge campaign that aims to mobilize at least 1 million people to directly engage in turning the encyclical’s message into action. Organized and promoted by the Global Catholic… Read More Pope Francis Endorses Campaign to Put Laudato Si into Action

Chen Guangcheng on the Death of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo

Millennial‘s Daniel Petri interviews Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng on the death of his friend and fellow activist Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and the future of the Chinese democracy and human rights movement: Read more about Liu Xiaobo’s life and death (via NY Times): Liu Xiaobo, the renegade Chinese intellectual who kept… Read More Chen Guangcheng on the Death of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo

Quote of the Day

Pope Francis: “Dear neighbors, dear brothers and sisters, let us together pray, work and commit ourselves to ensuring that every family has dignified housing, access to drinking water, a toilet, reliable sources of energy for lighting, cooking and improving their homes; that every neighborhood has streets, squares, schools, hospitals, areas for sport, recreation and art;… Read More Quote of the Day

Catholic Social Teaching, Private Property, and the Redistribution of Wealth

As an American, it is difficult at times to think beyond the right/left dichotomy that permeates our economic and political landscape. This often makes it difficult for Catholics on either side of the aisle to understand what the Church teaches about the ownership and use of property. As we should always strive to be Catholics… Read More Catholic Social Teaching, Private Property, and the Redistribution of Wealth