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  • Pope warns against ‘worse virus’ of indifference to the poor after pandemic

    Pope warns against ‘worse virus’ of indifference to the poor after pandemic

    • Apr 19, 2020

    Celebrating Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday at the Roman parish of Santo Spirito, Pope Francis said the current COVID-19 coronavirus is an opportunity to practice mercy toward the poor and those who are suffering, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Francis on Friday delivered an iconic image that stirred a country’s soul

    Francis on Friday delivered an iconic image that stirred a country’s soul

    • Mar 29, 2020

    In one fell swoop Friday night, Francis not only delivered what seems destined to become the most iconic image of the pandemic, he effectively shut down what had been a mounting undercurrent of criticism about the supposed “invisibility” and “silence” of the Church.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Naumann: Mark anniversary of ‘Gospel of Life’ with commitment to moms

    Naumann: Mark anniversary of ‘Gospel of Life’ with commitment to moms

    • Mar 25, 2020

    St. John Paul II’s “prophetic encyclical” on the value and inviolability of human life, “The Gospel of Life” (“Evangelium Vitae”) provides “a clear challenge” to Catholics, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee.

    By Julie Asher
  • Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest, dies at 95

    Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest, dies at 95

    • Mar 2, 2020

    Ernesto Cardenal, the renowned poet and Catholic cleric who became a symbol of revolutionary verse in Nicaragua and around Latin America, and whose suspension from the priesthood by St. John Paul II lasted over three decades, died Sunday. He was 95.

    By Gabriela Selser
  • Facing pollution, fire and exploitation, Amazonians wonder ‘if the world hates us’

    Facing pollution, fire and exploitation, Amazonians wonder ‘if the world hates us’

    • Sep 19, 2019

    “It’s as if the world hates us,” Daniela Andrade said Monday, trying to explain the bewilderment and anger people often feel over blatant pollution and related health issues generated by the oil and mining industries, coupled with grinding poverty and chronic governmental neglect.

    By Inés San Martín
  • On American critics, Pope says he doesn’t want a schism but he’s not afraid of it

    On American critics, Pope says he doesn’t want a schism but he’s not afraid of it

    • Sep 10, 2019

    “There always is the schismatic option in the Church,” Francis said. “It’s a choice that the Lord leaves to human freedom. I am not afraid of schism … I pray for them not to happen, as the spiritual health of many people is at stake.”

    By Inés San Martín
  • Pope’s deforestation alarm wasn’t a break from tradition – it is tradition

    • Sep 10, 2019

    The idea that there’s something jarring about Christian conservationism was fashionable in the 1960s and ’70s, but it’s been badly outdated for some time.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • St. John Paul II’s challenge is still valid: “Learn Rome!”

    St. John Paul II’s challenge is still valid: “Learn Rome!”

    • Aug 1, 2019

    John Allen takes a walk in his Roman neighborhood and ‘learns Rome’ as Pope John Paul II advised.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
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