The Catholic Church must be a place of justice and mercy, and its members must be catalysts for change, some young observers said at the Synod of Bishops Oct. 11.
Young people want leaders who are fathers, not Pharisees, observer says
Franciscan brother goes on hunger strike to decry conditions in Brazil
Since the end of July, six Brazilians, including Franciscan Brother Sergio Gorgen, have been on a hunger strike to denounce the deteriorating conditions of many Brazilians due to increased violence, unemployment and hunger.
South African bishops: Zuma’s resignation was long overdue
Jacob Zuma’s resignation as president of South Africa is long overdue, the country’s bishops said, noting that his scandal-plagued presidency fostered corruption and dereliction of duty at all levels of government.
Defend life, equality, unity, pope tells Colombians
Pope Francis spoke of consolidating peace and overcoming “the darkeness” of inequality and a lack of respect for human life to 1.1 million people gathered in the park in a late-afternoon Mass in Bogata, Columbia, Sept. 7.
In crime-plagued periphery, pope preaches conversion
ECATEPEC, Mexico (CNS) — Pope Francis began his travels to Mexico’s “peripheries” by visiting an overcrowded, sprawling settlement known internationally as a hunting ground for girls […]