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Fredrick Ssesanga is a writer focusing on the intersection of faith, social justice, and environmental stewardship. His work explores how rural communities are drawing on long-standing traditions and Catholic teachings to address contemporary ecological challenges.
<h2><a style="color: #04619d; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/connecting-communion-social-teaching"… communion with social teaching</a></h2><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="byline">by Michael Sean Winters</div><div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><p>Pope Leo XIV shared Sunday
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<h2><a style="color: #04619d; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/after-800-years-canticle… 800 years, St. Francis' 'Canticle of the Creatures' still offers radical vision</a></h2><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="byline">by Daniel P.