Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “The unborn in a mother’s womb is the paragon of innocence.”
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama: International Support Needed to Stop Boko Haram’s Aggression
via BBC News: The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, in central Nigeria, has accused the West of ignoring the threat of the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram. Ignatius Kaigama said the world had to show more determination to halt the group’s advance in Nigeria. He said the international community had to show the same spirit and… Read More Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama: International Support Needed to Stop Boko Haram’s Aggression
Millennial of the Year 2014: Father Bernard Kinvi
In theory, the Catholic commitment to human rights should be just that: catholic (universal). We should mourn the Sunni child set on fire at his school by Bashar al-Assad’s forces just as much as the Christian child in Syria executed by Daesh (ISIS). The hundreds of attacks on schools by the Taliban should sicken us… Read More Millennial of the Year 2014: Father Bernard Kinvi
Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “This is one of the greatest challenges of our time: conversion to a development that respects Creation.”
7 New Quotes from Pope Francis on Poverty and Social Justice
From Papa Francesco: Questa economia uccide (Pope Francis: This economy kills) by Andrea Tornielli and Giacomo Galeazzivia via America: “I recognize that globalization has helped many people rise out of poverty, but it has also damned many others to starve to death. It is true that global wealth is growing in absolute terms, but inequalities… Read More 7 New Quotes from Pope Francis on Poverty and Social Justice
Around the Web (Part 2)
Check out these recent articles from around the web: The Right Preempts the Pope by Michael Sean Winters: “I have had my problems over the years with dissent against Church teaching when it came from the Left. But, I do not recall these kinds of organized, preemptive efforts to short-circuit papal teaching in advance of… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)
Around the Web (Part 1)
Check out these recent articles from around the web: As 2016 presidential race looms, which party is more divided? by Michael Sean Winters: “‘In the spring of 2014, those who control the party’s money spigots — and thereby those who direct campaigning nationwide — made the decision to forego the issues of income inequality and… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
