Pope Francis: “There is always human greed, the lack of solidarity, selfishness, which create poverty. For this reason, it seems to me a little difficult to imagine a world without poverty. . . . But we must always struggle, always, always.”
When the body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed ashore near a Turkish resort, the world was horrified. The image sparked a debate worldwide about countries’ immigration policies and led to a swelling demand to accept Syrian refugees fleeing the Syrian Civil War. The sentiment is clear: Alan should have been allowed to go somewhere safe,… Read More In Defense of the Human Rights of Emigration and Asylum
Check out these recent articles from around the web: A few things you need to know about poverty in the U.S. right now by Tom Mulloy: “As Catholics, we strive for an economy that places people first. Everyone has a right to live in dignity, free from poverty, with decent work at just wages. Life… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Let Girls Learn by Michelle Obama: “Scholarships, bathrooms, and safe transportation will only go so far if societies still view menstruation as shameful and shun menstruating girls. Or if they fail to punish rapists and reject survivors of rape as ‘damaged goods.’ Or if they provide… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
Pope Francis: “How beautiful it would be if all could admire how much we care for one another, how we encourage and help each other.”
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Crux. He writes: In an August 2014 Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Ryan apologized for using the language of “makers and takers” in the past to describe the relationship between the rich and the poor: The phrase gave insult where none was intended. People struggling and… Read More Paul Ryan should take the pope’s words to heart
Is civil war coming to the Catholic Church over the possible creation of a penitential path back to communion for divorced and remarried Catholics? On its face, this claim seems preposterous, a half-baked fantasy cooked up by a small group of Catholic traditionalists and reactionaries whose enmity toward Pope Francis has reached new heights. I… Read More Will There Be Civil War in the Church?
