It’s been almost a year since the June 2015 publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Home) and, in that time, Pope Francis’...
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Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has implored the church to turn to the peripheries. Rarely have words been put into such direct action as...
Online social activism isn’t limited to the under-35 set. There’s one older leader who has become famous for it: Pope Francis. Over...
April proved to be an incredibly cruel month for economic and political refugees attempting to escape conflict and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa...
On June 18, Pope Francis will publish the Church's first enyclical on ecology. While for many this is an exciting and unprecedented move, others have...
The news lately seems unrelentingly grim, a constant litany of outrageous violence committed by those bent upon instilling fear. Considering the daily violence...
The poorest 50 percent of Americans are struggling with flat or falling income levels, negligible net worth, and bleak prospects. How did this happen? And what...
When scandal looms, who are you going to call—Olivia Pope or Pope Francis? “Thank God it’s Thursday!” my television announces, and I find myself entranced by...
The Papacy in the Modern World: A Political History By Frank J. Coppa (University of Chicago, 2014) Once cautioned against repressing Catholics under his rule...
Pope Francis entered the papal conclave wearing the scarlet red of a cardinal and emerged in gleaming white. From where did this tradition arise? The old...
