In a letter, Pope Francis thanked a 15-year-old Spanish teen with an intellectual disability “for being inspired to walk and inviting many others to walk with you.”
Pope thanks pilgrim with disability who walked along Spain’s ‘Camino’
Sunday Scripture reading: July 26, 2020
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12
Second reading: Rom 8:28-30
Gospel: Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46
Radio host Purvis pledges to address racism as she sees appropriate
Any time an affront to human dignity occurs, whether in the Catholic Church or across broader society, Gloria Purvis explained, people of faith are called to confront it.
Sunday Scripture reading: July 19, 2020
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: Wis 12:13-16-19
Second reading: Rom 8:26-27
Gospel: Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30
Times of trauma: Old Testament is a go-to guide for coping
During a time of crisis, two biblical scholars suggest picking up and reading the Old Testament, which most Catholics are not always deeply familiar with.
Padre Kino, declared venerable, known as ‘patron saint of borderlands’
Pope Francis recognized Father Kino’s heroic virtues, giving him the title “venerable” and advancing his sainthood cause July 13.
Nuclear era that began in 1945 poses moral questions for the 21st century
As the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki approach, Pope Francis continues to call to the world’s nuclear weapons-possessing nations to dismantle their arsenals.
Fire ravages historic California mission, but community vows to rebuild
The fire that ravaged Mission San Gabriel Arcángel church in the predawn hours of July 11 left behind a haunting scene.