Sponsored by the European Union, the July 11-13 EU Youth Conference gathers young people from across Europe to discuss issues such as sustainable development, education and the environment.
Pope: Young people called to look beyond ‘short-sighted’ ideologies
Life, legacy of ‘labor priest’ Msgr. Higgins recalled at AFL-CIO forum
Chicago priest’s efforts on behalf of workers brought about bringing the labor movement and the faith community together.
Cardinal Czerny meets refugees in Slovakia, Ukraine
Continuing the mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis, Cardinal Michael Czerny visited Slovakia and a Ukrainian border town to convey the pope’s closeness to victims of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Catholic social teaching can bring light to a darkened world, author says
Rowlands writes about how Catholic social teaching is not just about promoting social justice, but about living as Christians in the world.
Cardinal says Salvador’s new martyrs are road map to reconciliation
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, during a Jan. 22 beatification Mass for the country’s four new blesseds, challenged Salvadorans to learn about the past through its martyrs.
Despite hardships, pope says there is much for which to be thankful
Despite the absence of Pope Francis at the final liturgy of the year, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re read the pope’s remarks urging people to find meaning in the pandemic.
Belief in God as creator of all has practical consequences, pope says in new encyclical
The encyclical takes its title from St. Francis of Assisi and is inspired by his “fraternal openness,” which, the pope said, calls on people “to acknowledge, appreciate and love each person, regardless of physical proximity, regardless of where he or she was born or lives.”
Pope will sign new encyclical in Assisi Oct. 3
Pope Francis will travel to Assisi Oct. 3 to sign an encyclical on the social, political and economic obligations that flow from a belief that all people are children of God and therefore brothers and sisters to one another.