This Thursday theologians in the New York area will gather at America House to discuss Pope Francis rsquo encyclical on the environment These experts in Catholic social teaching will offer an overview of the content and significance of the teachings within the text They will also offer background

Well, it has been some kind of morning here in Catholic media land.

To call him a Renaissance Man is an understatement.

Catholicism has untold numbers of saints and many of them are beloved It is only right that in a ldquo universal church rdquo that this should be so sanctity and holiness are not the exclusive property of a few and the seemingly exponential variety and kinds of sainthood there is offers great ho

Pope Francis will open a homeless shelter on the edge of Vatican City, the latest move by the pontiff to help poor people in Rome.

As the June 18 release of the pope 39 s encyclical on the environment approaches pre-emptive commentary either lauding or diminishing its so-far unseen contents continues apace Asked to comment on the galloping punditry that has anticipated the encyclical Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski noted wit