Pope Francis, speaking at the recitation of the Angelus prayer to those gathered outside the Archdiocesan house in Rio de Janeiro, reflected on the feast of Jesus’ grandparents, Sts. Joachim and Anne, father and mother […]
From the Vatican Radio site: Pope Francis greeted young pilgrims taking part in World Youth Day celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. The sprawling sands of Rio’s famous Copacabana beach was the scene […]
Sunday, June 21, marked the 90th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial decision. The questions surrounding evolution—meaning, in particular, the origins of humans—still raise large and important questions for how we understand human nature and […]
When the Italian Jesuit Father Luigi Taparelli D’Azeglio (1793-1862) coined the term “social justice” in the middle of the 19th century, he probably could not have foreseen its mention in an 1894 curial document and […]
Today Pope Francis visited one of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas—or shanty towns—in an event that he personally added to his World Youth Day 2013 itinerary. He was met by residents of the Manguinhos favela’s Varginha […]
Below are some striking shots from Pope Francis’ third day in Brazil for World Youth Day 2013 — the last one is my personal favorite. All images are from Catholic News Service.
Having returned to Rio de Janeiro after celebrating Mass this morning at the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Pope Francis visited the St. Francis of Assisi Hospital. During his visit the Holy Father blessed […]
Why do leakers do it? Probably many Americans have asked that question lately, moved by the cases of Edward Snowden, the security contractor who spilled the beans about government surveillance of phone calls and electronic […]
Kent Greenfield, who teaches law at Boston College Law School, points out an obvious point that is not obvious, from what I can tell, to a huge swath of people, including far too many political, […]
Rain and record-low temperatures didn’t keep thousands of people from turning out for Pope Francis’ Mass today at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Conception of Aparecida, Brazil’s most popular Marian shrine. The shrine […]
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