by admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Pope Video
In many parts of the world, defending fundamental human rights can imply risk. This is true not only under dictatorial regimes, but also in some democracies undergoing a crisis. As Francis says, it requires courage to “actively” combat “poverty, inequality, the lack...
by admin | Apr 5, 2021 | Guest Author
Since Pope John XXIII in the 1960s, human rights have been of central importance to Catholic social teaching and practice. Yet the approach of the Church to human rights is often different from that of the secular world. Catholic social teaching roots human...
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by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Father Joe Laramie SJ
Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, National Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (USA), reflects on Good Friday, envisioning the scene, standing with Mary on Mt. Calvary as her Son, Jesus, is pierced with a lance....
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Guest Author
The first chapter of the book of Genesis tells us that humanity was created “in the image of God” (Gen 1:26-27). This phrase still echoes with fundamental importance for our world today, because the image of God in us is our source of human dignity. While we would...
by admin | Mar 26, 2021 | Father Joe Laramie SJ
Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, National Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (USA), reflects on Palm Sunday and how we are invited to walk with Jesus during Holy...
