Evangelii Gaudium Archives

How Pope’s imagery on critical care can overlook long-term rehab

Pope Francis’s famous image of the Church as a “field hospital” is so often invoked that it’s easy to forget that a field hospital is about critical care, not long-term recovery. For that, the Church also needs places where the Christian life can be nourished and deepened — a role the new movements play well, when they overcome their tendency for in-fighting.

Economic solutions need broader vision, pope tells G-20 leaders

In a message to world leaders meeting for the G20 in Germany, Pope Francis asked that they consider the poor, the marginalized and migrants as they sit down to make international policy decisions. The pope also encouraged members to place unity over conflict when discussing economic differences.

O’Malley: Women who’ve had abortions need to find forgiveness
- Interviews
- July 7, 2017
Few pastors in America probably have put in more face time with more different kinds of vulnerable and suffering people than Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston. “As difficult as many of these ministries are, my firm conviction is that it’s the most important thing the Church can be doing, and I’m privileged to be a part of that,” he said.
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Lofty rhetoric aside, why the U.S. bishops’ ‘Convocation’ mattered
- Analysis
- July 5, 2017
Despite the expense and lofty rhetoric of the July 1-4 “Convocation of Catholic Leaders” sponsored by the U.S. bishops in Orlando, it’s hard right now to assess its long-term impact. However, right away, it provided a less political image of Catholicism, ratified the bishops’ commitment to Pope Francis, and delivered a positive experience of the Church to almost 3,500 people.
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Kurtz: Religious freedom not about privilege, but freedom to serve
- Interviews
- July 4, 2017
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, a former president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, discusses the impetus behind the convocation happening now in Orlando as well as the recent Supreme Court decision concerning religious freedom.
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