President Donald Trump’s June 1 decision “not to honor the U.S. commitment” to the Paris climate agreement “is deeply troubling,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.
Trump’s decision to abandon Paris climate pact called ‘deeply troubling’
Vatican official urges use of language that builds trust among nations
In a gathering on Catholic Social Teaching in Georgetown, Cardinal Peter Turkson, a top adviser to Pope Francis, questioned how well President Donald Trump’s declarations of “America first” serve understanding across the broader global community.
One in the Spirit: Catholics, Pentecostals celebrate Pentecost with pope
Pope Francis invited some 300 Pentecostal and evangelical leaders to Rome to join an estimated 30,000 Catholic charismatics in celebrating Pentecost and marking the 50th anniversary of the Catholic charismatic renewal.
Pope, Trudeau talk about reconciliation with Canada’s indigenous people
Canadian Prime minister Justin Trudeau had a meeting with Pope Francis and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state May 29 that included themes of integration and reconciliation, as well as religious freedom and current ethical issues.
Paving the path to social change guides the life of young Indiana sister
Sister Tracey Horan’s willingness to listen to people as they discover the power they hold to achieve social justice earned her the 2017 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops’ domestic anti-poverty and social justice program.
Movies with Catholic themes to hit theaters
A documentary featuring the pope, “Pope Francis — A Man of His Word,” was bought by Focus Features for later theatrical release. And a dramatization of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, Portugal, starring American actor Harvey Keitel was announced May 18 by Arclight Pictures, at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Pope, President Trump speak of hopes for peace
Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.”
Search for common ground will be key to pope’s meeting with Trump
Looking for areas of agreement and shared principles — his basic recipe for creating “a culture of encounter,” Pope Francis will welcome U.S. President Donald Trump to the Vatican.