Christopher White writes: Pope Francis on Jan. 26 told parents not to condemn children who have different sexual orientations. “Never condemn your children,” said Francis, who said that parents should accompany such children and “not hide behind an attitude of condemnation.” The pope’s unscripted remarks came during his weekly general audience and offer yet another… Read More Pope Francis to Parents: Never Condemn Your Child For Being Gay

Kevin Clarke writes: Brian Paulson, S.J., the president of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, called the presence of Patriot Front—a breakaway group that emerged out of a national neo-Nazi organization, Vanguard America—at the march “deeply offensive” in a statement on Jan. 24. Father Paulson delivered the homily at the Ignatian Family… Read More How Should the Pro-life Movement Respond to White Supremacist Groups at Pro-Life Events?

via the Vatican: First, on the personal level. Each of us has a responsibility to care for ourself and our health, and this translates into respect for the health of those around us. Health care is a moral obligation. Sadly, we are finding increasingly that we live in a world of strong ideological divides. Frequently… Read More Pope Francis on the Pandemic, Migration, Climate Change, and the Need for a Shared Identity

At NCR, Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: This is a dark hour. We cannot escape a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. The gravest threat to the American republic since the Civil War — vividly displayed in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — has not been fully vanquished. Extreme… Read More Vulnerability as the Basis for Solidarity

At Commonweal, Anthony Annett has written one of the most important articles on economics and Catholic social teaching in recent years. Here are some key points: Technological changes have benefited high-skilled workers and the owners of capital; globalization has allowed corporations to set up camp in countries with the lowest taxes and the fewest regulations… Read More What is Neoliberalism? Does it Align with Catholic Social Teaching?