Recent Editorial

• Pope unlocks political stalemate

  Jun 26, 2015

  Laudato Si’ comes amid a vacuum in global political leadership. However, instead of looking to the Pope as the one who will unlock the global political stalemate, the encyclical is intended as a mirror that reflects responsibility back towards global leaders.

  

• Climate change is a priority, and our responsibility

  Jun 26, 2015

  Action on climate change is a priority for many developing countries who have suffered its devastating effects.

  

• Financial commitment to climate change

  Jun 26, 2015

  Financial commitment is also a sign of personal or political commitment (“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” Matthew 6:21).

  
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  Priests needed: As Church growth explodes worldwide, parishes can't keep up

  Jun 17, 2015

  The global Catholic population is growing – so quickly, in fact, that priest and parish numbers cannot keep up, says a new study on trends in the worldwide Church.

  

• Encyclical will spur climate change debate

  Jun 17, 2015

  Francis’s encyclical has already brought charges from prominent Catholics that the Church should stay out of the science.

  
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  Pope Francis pays for 120 of Rome's poor to visit Shroud of Turin

  Jun 11, 2015

  In his latest act of papal charity, Pope Francis has donated funds for two busloads of homeless and sick pilgrims to visit the Shroud of Turin. They will stay in two charitable centers that offer shelter to the homeless during the winter.

  
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  The pilgrim church revived under Francis

  Jun 11, 2015

  It was a bold, even audacious, assertion by then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio in an intervention to fellow cardinals during the week preceding the conclave that elected him Pope.

  

• In need of hope

  Jun 11, 2015

  From the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has given particular attention to “the peripheries” of the world. Bosnia-Herzegovina, with its capital city Sarajevo, is one of those peripheries.

  
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  Five things to look for in the encyclical on environment

  Jun 04, 2015

  Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment is being translated into multiple languages and will be published probably in June. Here are five things to look for in the new encyclical.

  

• Anglican Church head pays visit to China

  Jun 04, 2015

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby met with a top Chinese political advisor as the head of the Anglican Church began a subdued visit to China amid the worst persecution against Christians there in a generation.