Pope Francis signs his new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship” after celebrating Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 3.
Pope signs new encyclical in Assisi
Health care is key voter concern amid pandemic, changing Supreme Court
This election year, in the midst of a global pandemic and with the Affordable Care Act about to be challenged for the third time before a Supreme Court that is in flux, it’s no surprise health care is a bigger issue than it has been in previous presidential elections.
Presidential winner’s challenge: Repair a coronavirus-buffeted economy
Regardless of who wins November’s presidential election, the winner will have his hands full repairing and revamping an economy whose weaknesses many say were exposed during the coronavirus pandemic.
CRS report says poverty, not religious conflict, causes Sahel violence
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Bamako. Most people in the Sahel region of Africa are poor and lack formal education and skills.
New caravan of 3,000 migrants forms in Honduras; first during pandemic
Catholic migrant ministries in Guatemala are attending to a caravan that formed in Honduras and is heading northward toward the border with Mexico.
Some dioceses taking ‘Civilize It’ initiative to heart
Catholics who are taking seriously the “Civilize It” initiative are implementing it in ways that makes sense to them.
Pandemic stimulus bill excludes Catholic school students, their families
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ education committee said Oct. 1 “it is unconscionable” the HEROES Act stimulus bill proposed in the House is excluding Catholic school students and their families.
Candidates approach environmental protection from widely varying viewpoints
Among the stark differences between presidential candidates Donald Trump, the Republican incumbent, and Joe Biden, the Democratic challenger, among the most pronounced is their stances on the environment and energy development.