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In a world that pits humans against the environment, how can the Church point the way forward? The great gift of “Laudato Si'” was to apply the principles of Catholic social teaching to the problem of ...
When we are placed in that corner, let us embark on a shared journey with them and seek answers to those questions together.
The 19th-century pope refused to endorse either the capitalists’ wait-and-see promise of progress or the communists’ longing ...
People follow fads to fit in. And because it’s easy, which becoming Catholic is not, requiring time commitments and internal ...
In his first meeting with the College of Cardinals on May 10, the Pope confirmed he took the name to honor Pope Leo XIII, who ...
It strikes me as strange that our society strives to mold the Catholic Church in its image – centuries of tradition and deeply held beliefs be damned.
(The Conversation) — The most recent Pope Leo’s writings about workers’ rights amid the Industrial Revolution form the foundation of modern Catholic social teachings. (The Conversation ...
The election of Pope Leo XIV earlier this month has led to a renewed interest in people searching for information on how to ...
There were 13 Leos before him: The first, Leo the Great, was a fifth-century theologian who helped heal the doctrinal ...
ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of ...
As Pope Leo XIV invokes his namesake’s legacy, the church confronts a new industrial revolution—fighting child labor, digital ...
Five days after the police-involved, Memorial Day murder of George Floyd in 2020, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, ...