Recent Editorial
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Pope’s comments on civil unions are momentous
Oct 24, 2020
Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognising civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights.
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Pope Francis’ social teaching inspires a Church “going out”
Oct 24, 2020
“In Pope Francis’s teachings, we must recognize the wisdom and courage of having focused on the contextual aspect of the truth.
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Pope tells ‘Carabinieri’ God sees their acts of service
Oct 18, 2020
Pope Francis receives representatives of the Saint Peter “Carabinieri” law enforcement corps that provides security in St. Peter’s Square and in the wider Vatican area of Rome.
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Examining the Encyclical
Oct 17, 2020
October 3, the day that Francis signed Fratelli Tutti in Assisi, also happened to mark the twentieth anniversary of a somewhat less illustrious moment in the Church’s interreligious outreach.
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Fraternity is the foundation and pathway to peace
Oct 17, 2020
A letter from the President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences addressed to the Bishops and Churches of Asia.
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Fraternity and social friendship
Oct 10, 2020
The encyclical’s title is a direct quotation from the Admonitions of St. Francis. It indicates a fraternity that extends not only to human beings, but also to the earth, in full harmony with his other papal encyclical, Laudato Si’.
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“Fratelli Tutti,” the dreams of solidarity from a Pope concerned about the world
Oct 10, 2020
Pope Francis has long praised the word “fraternity”, a concept that can sometimes seem completely exhausted when it is not actually being mocked.
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Everything is connected — Pope’s idea of solidarity
Oct 03, 2020
Pope Francis has made solidarity one of the foundations of his pontificate and his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti is sure to be one of the most important texts on this theme.
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Vatican diplomacy has never been concerned with regime change
Oct 03, 2020
Being a Catholic Church in today’s global world means making difficult choices. The Holy See and the papacy have limited options in China.
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Taking care of the sick, learning what it means to love
Sep 26, 2020
The Church’s teaching on the end of life is re-proposed in “Samaritanus bonus” (Good Samaritan) in pastoral tones: the person is to be taken care of and surrounded with affection until the end.
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Sunday Reflection
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Teach the children to love
People always say that it is more difficult to be a child or teen these days than back when they were young. People said that way back when I was young and drugs started dominating lives.
