The themes of this consistory — war and peace, power and service, reconciliation and human flourishing, synodality and mission — are not abstract questions for African Catholics. They are lived realities.
Librarians at the University of Dayton created a digital exhibit with objects pointing to the history of devotion to Mary as the Immaculate Conception in the United States.
As Catholics consecrated the nation to the Sacred Heart, speakers at the Zeale for America 250 rally emphasized America's greatness while largely avoiding the language of repentance traditionally associated with the devotion.
Inspired by Pope Leo's link between soccer and the spiritual life, Michael O'Connell will be covering the World Cup for NCR. He'll review the most spectacular moments and note the suffering and injustices also present.
"Christ does not advance the kingdom through political coercion or institutional domination," writes Enzo Del Brocco. "The kingdom arrives quietly, often unnoticed, yet capable of transforming everything around it."
"The Sacred Heart of Jesus is not detached from human suffering, but beats within the living body of Christ," a body made up of the poor, the oppressed and the rejected, writes Maxwell Kuzma.
On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Mel Duncan, a leader in developing the practice of unarmed civilian protection.
"The world is undergoing a profound spiritual and cultural crisis, which manifests in multiple forms of violence, polarization and mutual distrust," Leo said in Spain.
