Francis welcomes us back to the fold
The pope's decision to mention Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day in his speech to Congress was yet another wonderful Francis moment for those of us who like his embrace of a bigger tent Catholicism.
View ArticleThoughts on Pope Francis and his American ‘Fantastic Four’
As the experience of the pope's speech to Congress sinks in, it should become steadily clearer that his reference to four Americans says a lot about this fellow “American” pontiff.
View ArticlePapal updates: Pope starts evening prayers at St. Patrick’s
The pope has begun his New York visit with evening prayers at one of the nation's best-known churches.
View ArticleIn speech to Congress, Pope Francis issues a progressive call to action
Pope Francis may not be a leftist, as he recently insisted, but his address to a joint meeting of Congress Thursday won’t soothe his conservative critics.
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Widows tell the tale of India’s new Christian martyrs
BHUBANESWAR, India — In the galaxy of contemporary anti-Christian persecution, the martyrs of Kandhamal in India hold a special place, and not just because statistically they died amid the worst...
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