On March 20th Shanesha Taylor of Scottsdale Ariz was arrested for leaving her children in a car while attending a job interview Taylor who is 35 and homeless left her two-month-old and two-year-old in a car which was reportedly also their home The mother stated that leaving her children in

Paul Elie 39 s quot Everything That Rises quot blog continues to make compelling connections between faith art and life His take earlier this week on an early REM song quot Gardening at Night quot is right on point I was in high school when REM 39 s EP quot Chronic Town quot was released

The Courtyard of the Gentiles is a Vatican effort to advance dialogue with men and women outside any religious tradition For the first time the Pontifical Council for Culture and its president Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi will bring the encounter to the United States with a three-day meeting Apri

Over at National Catholic Reporter Josh McElwee is reporting that Pope Francis has asked the Vatican 39 s Congregation for Bishops to look into allegations of sexual misconduct against disgraced Scottish Cardinal Keith O 39 Brien The congregation according to the report has dispatched Maltese

Below is a letter written by Catholic Cardinal Peter Turkson who is the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in Vatican City Thanks to Eli S McCarthy of Georgetown University for sending it to America The U S Bishops Conference has been meeting discussing and advocating for

Peace is one leg of the tripod of Pope Francis rsquo Franciscan agenda the Poor Creation and Peace Already he has made headway in turning the church toward the poor removing the ldquo Bishop of Bling rdquo inspiring others to move out of their palatial residences and instructing religious to