In an address that is likely to raise at least eyebrows in economic and political power corridors around the world Pope Francis will speak this evening before the nbsp World Meeting of Popular Movements Vaticanistas expect Pope Francis to expound on some of the themes of his recent encyclical quo

Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, took “Laudato Si’” on the road, presenting the “green encyclical” from Pope Francis to a packed audience during a special conference at the United Nations on June 30. Cardinal Turkson tol

Cardinal Peter Turkson President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace took ldquo Laudato Si rsquo rdquo on the road presenting the ldquo green encyclical rdquo from Pope Francis to a packed audience during a special conference at the United Nations on June 30 nbsp Turkson told hi

It will probably come as no surprise that this morning rsquo s Supreme Court decision was not exactly welcomed by representatives of the U S bishops rsquo conference Its president Archbishop Joseph Kurtz described the Obergefell v Hodges decision as a ldquo tragic error rdquo and other reactio

Archbishop Joseph E Kurtz of Louisville Kentucky president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops called today 39 s Supreme Court decision interpreting the U S Constitution to require all states to license and recognize same-sex marriage quot a tragic error rdquo Jesus Christ with great

Expressions of regret and horror, prayer services and moments of silence across the country followed in the aftermath of a shooting in a historic church in Charleston, S.C. The rampage on June 17 claimed the lives of nine people. Once again the nation faced the grim, inexplicable spectacle of a mass

Expressions of regret and horror, prayer services and moments of silence across the country followed in the aftermath of a shooting in a historic Charleston, S.C., church. The rampage claimed the lives of nine people on June 17. Hundreds gathered around the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Robert E Guglielmone of the Diocese of Charleston issued a statement today in the aftermath of the gun rampage last night in Charleston He said ldquo I am deeply saddened by the mass murder that occurred at Emanuel AME Church The inside of any church is a sanctuary When a person enters he or

Pope Francis wants it clear that his first encyclical is to be appreciated as an addition to the church’s 124 year tradition of Catholic Social Teaching. How do we know? He tells us so right there at the beginning in number 15: “It is my hope that this Encyclical Letter, which is now added to the body of the Church’s social teaching, can help us to acknowledge the appeal, immensity and urgency of the challenge we face.”

Although a new Pew Research Center study shows that Pope Francis remains just as popular as ever among Catholics across demographic and political lines (86 percent view him favorably), its recent polling suggests his hotly anticipated encyclical on the environment may only impress about half his U.S