Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order is making a broad gesture of reparations to some 20 women who say they were sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused by a famous ex-Jesuit artist.
Perhaps no author’s name has appeared in 'America' more often than Flannery O’Connor’s over the years, from a 1956 editorial through to a story just last week.
In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Pope Francis’ lead doctor described in some detail the two critical situations where the pope came close to death.
“Just don’t open the door. They can’t enter without a court order,” Ms. Castellanos recalled her advice to Maricarmen. “If she had opened the door that day her daughter would be dead.”
Preaching for Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C, Rev. Stephen Tully complicates the story of the prodigal son, allowing his ministry among marginalized communities to shape his reading and preaching of the parable.