This year’s Bernardin Award winner has been announced: Pope Francis’ admonition that a shepherd must have the “smell of the sheep” is frequently referenced in the work of pastors and bishops. But for Edith Avila Olea, 22, it applies to any leader in the Church, especially those working on behalf of the poor and vulnerable.… Read More 2015 Bernardin Award: Fighting for Justice is Our Mission

Today was a big day at the Supreme Court for healthcare and housing. via the AP: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans. The justices said in a 6-3 ruling that the subsidies that… Read More Breaking: Supreme Court Upholds Nationwide Healthcare Subsidies and Racial Discrimination Rules for Housing

Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article at Busted Halo. He writes: Before anything else, pro-lifers should support Pope Francis’ message because environmental degradation directly threatens and ends human lives — not just in an equation predicting the worst-case scenario in a model on climate change, but today, right now. Vulnerable people around the… Read More RCG3: Why Pro-lifers Should Love Pope Francis’ New Encyclical