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Albany's new bishop tells faithful to 'have the courage to proclaim your Messiah to all'
… love. His light is never overcome by darkness, and He is your Messiah as truly as he is mine." …
Could spirituality be a good foundation for dialogue?
… religious?" This question has been a long-standing academic and pastoral preoccupation of mine and, given the shifting data about young adults and their relationship to religious …
Confronting abuse cases in Dallas, survivors and Jesuits take path of reconciliation
… who died in 2006 at 78. His Legacy obituary is full of praise from people with memories like mine. Postell, 20 years younger than Koch, testified they were not close. I recall Postell, who …
COP30 drew record Indigenous participation — but were their voices heard?
… in climate adaptation measures and a just transition to clean energy — especially relevant in mining of rare-earth minerals — along with free, prior and informed consent in climate solutions …
Advent's wait-for-it message is one the church gets
… temple — the 40th (and last) day of the liturgical Christmas season — on Feb. 2. A friend of mine similarly held back on Christmas decorating when both our kids were young, and at the time I …
What Advent preparation really demands
… goats found in the Gospel of Matthew 25: "Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." My friend said, "Matthew 25 is the heart of the Gospel." It is easy to …
In dehumanizing times, Advent calls us to repent and return to the Gospel
… Christians today: "Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me" ( Matthew 25:40 ). Not only is there the absence of charity and love for …
The harvest is a moral covenant — it's also a reckoning
… obscure the exploitation underneath, artists creating solely at the whim of others, dangerous mining exhibitions deep in the earth. In our age of techbro, AI billionaires and digital …
ChatGPT, the Antichrist and the Jubilee of Hope
… helpful services — and the human beings that provide them. Yet Leo voices concerns that echo mine, and I'm encouraged that, as the chief shepherd of 1.4 billion Catholics, he seeks to guide …
Pope issues apostolic letter on the Creed, marking anniversary of Nicaea
… That is why Jesus said, "As you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me." The Creed "does not formulate a philosophical theory," Leo wrote. "It …
As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants
… said hymns found their way into the training anyway. "They sang 'This Little Light of Mine,' and it was led by a child," she said, including an improvised lyric: "All around Border …
Bishops' new racial justice leader discusses healing racism, his own experience and DEI
… to race or inequality, you won't understand. It may not be your experience, it may not be mine; but it does belong to someone, and it is real. …
At UN climate talks at gateway to Amazon, Catholics stress forest protections
… in the ground. When forests are destroyed, whether by fires or through human activities like mining and agriculture, they release stored carbon emissions. "Only keeping the rainforests up … embargo the area, cut the finances and so on," the Brazilian official told NCR. Illegal mining and logging endeavors have been repeatedly destroyed by agents in his natural resources …
Urging concrete actions, Pope Leo XIV calls out 'failing' political will on climate change
… behind climate cooperation," he said. Fr. Dario Bossi, a member of the Integral Ecology and Mining Commission for the Brazilian bishops' conference, viewed the pope's message as a response …
Pixelated popes and AI actors? Pope Leo draws the line
… feel threatened by AI technology. If Tilly Norwood eliminates acting jobs, some might fear, is mine at risk too? The media is filled with reports about jobs on the chopping block from AI and …
Catholic Church in Brazil mobilizes to bring 'prophetic' voice to UN climate summit
… countries, promoting a vast international articulation for COP30. The Integral Ecology and Mining Commission of the Brazilian bishops' conference wrote a letter containing the denunciation … planetary home caused by a markedly anti-environment economy, especially activities like mining and oil drilling, logging and agribusiness. That letter was then shared with CELAM and …
The Catholic megaparish packing City Hall for immigrant safety
… says he wants his parishioners to understand that "this church is theirs. This church is not mine — I'm just their administrator." "We have to be courageous," he said. " As church, the …
Peruvian bishops knock amnesty for state agents involved in country's massacres
… the families over the years. "Believing in God gave me the strength to keep going. But mine is a God of justice and remembrance, not Boluarte's God of impunity," Gisela Ortiz affirmed. …
Prayer for laundry: Chicago priest helps Venezuelan migrants navigate risk, fear
… she said, "I ran back home." The single mother who lives with them nodded. "A dear friend of mine was taken by ICE," she said. "She had an 11-year-old son. Now he is alone, staying with …
WV bishop urges boycotts for better pay at event marking Appalachia pastoral letter
… Home." Both church documents delve into social issues facing people and land stemming from mining, extractive activities and environmental exploitation. "The fruits of labor are not fairly … estimated 1 million orphaned oil and gas wells and hundreds of thousands of acres of abandoned mines dot its landscape. The region's residents disproportionately experience pulmonary …