Recent Editorial
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The free world must match the courage of Myanmar’s people
Feb 27, 2021
The courage, creativity and commitment of the people of Myanmar are incredibly inspiring. From the mass protests to the ingenuity of the protest signs, protesters have turned the anti-coup demonstrations over the past three weeks into an artistic performance reflective of the human spirit.
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Beyond the Apocalypse: Starting from Baghdad
Feb 27, 2021
Francis’ challenge has a strong “political” value, because it overturns the logic of the apocalypse that fights against the world, because it believes that the world is the opposite of God, that is, an idol, and therefore to be destroyed as soon as possible to accelerate the end of time.
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The Pope’s decision on women lectors and acolytes: Did anything really happen?
Feb 20, 2021
Pope Francis has begun 2021 by taking important steps to enhance the role of women in the Catholic Church.
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Pope Francis offers a roadmap for overcoming the pandemic — and the six other crises it exposed
Feb 20, 2021
At the beginning of each new year, the Pope has an audience with the Vatican ambassadors from the states that have diplomatic relations with the Holy
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Lots of Politics, Little Legitimacy
Feb 06, 2021
A national episcopate is free, even obliged, to engage with and comment on the social and political issues of the country. But coupled with an estrang
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Pope encourages catechists to lead others to a personal encounter with Jesus
Feb 06, 2021
Pope Francis said that catechists have the vital responsibility ofleading others to a personal encounterwith Jesus through prayer, the sacraments, and Scripture.
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The USCCB needs an ecclesial and theological vision
Feb 06, 2021
The second Catholic president of the United States is the first to hold office in the midst of an American intra-Church crisis.
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Exhaustion meets new beginnings
Jan 30, 2021
During these first weeks of the year 2021, I have spent a significant amount of time in conversation with colleagues, students, family and friends.
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A charade of unity
Jan 30, 2021
The US bishops continue to ignore Pope Francis’ vision for a renewed Church
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Microplastics are toxic to foetal development
Jan 23, 2021
Pope Francis tells us in “Laudato Si’” that “we are faced not with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and environmental,” and throughout his papacy he has been exhorting the faithful to view the world with an integral vision.



Sunday Reflection
Jesus calls us to be courageous and embrace risks
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Andrew Kooi
