Evil Archives

Today’s Gospel calls us to ensure Christ isn’t fighting evil alone

Jun 28, 2020

As we witness the Lord’s loving fidelity to the Father and his tenacity in the battle against evil, we hear the invitation in our hearts to follow him.

By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Trajectory of hateful rhetoric led to Holocaust, say speakers at dialogue

Dec 2, 2019

Hate speech must be stopped “in its tracks,” Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich said in remarks during an interfaith dialogue at Loyola Academy in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette.

By Michelle Martin

In Rome, scientists and thinkers ponder: Is there an ‘evil’ brain?

Nov 26, 2018

With the reality of evil being among the most pondered questions of all time and no clear answer, scientists and clergy joined together in Rome this week to reflect on whether there are “good” and “bad” brains, and how the science intersects with faith.

By Elise Harris

Don’t turn God into a scapegoat, bishop tells quake victims

Sep 2, 2016

The bishop of a Catholic diocese in Italy recently struck by a devastating earthquake has told his people that when such inexplicable tragedy strikes, and despite the temptation to want someone to blame, it’s not the right response to turn God into a scapegoat for suffering.

By Carol Glatz

Pope says violence and tragedy shouldn't define 2015

Dec 31, 2015

ROME — In his final public utterance of 2015, Pope Francis on Thursday insisted that the unmistakable brutality and horrors of the past year, often “weighed down by private interests, by an insatiable thirst for power, and by gratuitous violence,” were nevertheless not the last word. “How many great gestures

By John L. Allen Jr.

Pope: The devil is real, don’t underestimate him

Oct 31, 2014

VATICAN CITY — As millions of revelers around the world dress in ghoulish costumes to mark Halloween and the darker side of life, Pope Francis is warning that the devil is no myth and must be fought strenuously with “God’s armor.” Francis described Christian life as a continuous battle against

By Religion News Service