Here at America we rsquo ve been anticipating our publication of ldquo A Big Heart Open to God rdquo the exclusive interview with Pope Francis for Jesuit journals worldwide for weeks nbsp From the first proposal of the project see our editor-in-chief rsquo s summary of how the papal intervie

nbsp Yesterday the Pope visited the Centro Astalli a center for refugees in the city of Rome run by the Jesuit Refugee Service nbsp While there he spoke with the refugees and the JRS workers nbsp Dear Brothers and Sisters good afternoon First of all I greet you men and women refugees We

A Prayer for Peace in SyriaO Prince of Peace we come before you sinful and sorrowful We know that we are all guilty of hatred and contempt and yet we ask for your mercy and forgiveness In Syria millions of our brothers and sisters are suffering greatly And it seems that their suffering may be

For me, the tipping point in my awareness of the crisis facing women religious came by way of Twitter and a phone call.The tweet alerted me to an alarming news item about the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, Mass. An article headlined “Sisters of St. Joseph Face Dire Financial Situation W

La postura de la Iglesia Cat lica acerca de nbsp la actividad homosexual es bien conocida Probablemente no hay nbsp un cat lico inteligente en este pa s tal vez incluso en el mundo occidental que no est nbsp consciente de la clara ense anza de la Iglesia El Catecismo ense a que la acti

A number of people have asked me about Jesuit formation, particularly the nomenclature, and the way that Jesuits refer to one another at various stages. So here goes. 

I found it amusing that the biggest news from World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro was not that Pope Francis nbsp attracted 3 7 million people to nbsp his Sunday Mass on Copacabana Beach nbsp inevitably nicknamed ldquo Popacabana rdquo for the week Nor was it the pope rsquo s dramatic speech befor

Today Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Church of the Gesu the Mother Church of the Society of Jesus in Rome at 8 a m nbsp Concelebrating with the Holy Father were the Superior General of the Society of Jesus Adolfo Nicolas SJ Archbishop Luis Ladaria SJ Secretary of the Congregation for t

nbsp Here is the original Italian of Pope Francis 39 s remarks today about gays and gay priests from the very surprising interview excerpted here on NCR aboard the Pope 39 s return flight to Rome nbsp The Pope also touched on divorced and remarried Catholics women in the church and fielded

nbsp Today Pope Francis met with poor persons living in the Varginha favela slum in Rio de Janeiro nbsp Here was his moving message to them which praised those who work for quot social justice quot and quot solidarity quot and decried quot economic inequalities quot nbsp The Pope said