Pope Francis asks every European parish, monastery, and religious community to welcome a single refugee family into their home, notes Brendan Busse. A flood of humanity awaits the response.
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Transforming a Crisis into Hope
What does Pope Francis’ visit in South America have to do with Greece? And what does that have to do with me?
The Greatest and the Least: Praying with Laudato Si
As a priest who studies parasites, John Shea offers an interesting look at the Pope’s new encyclical.
What You Might Overlook in the Papal Encyclical
Don’t miss the subtle shifts in this new papal document.
An Overview of Laudato Si
Henry Longbottom, author of the blog Green Jesuit, provides a summary of the Pope’s just-released encyclical on care for the environment, “Laudato si.”
Laudato Si — Pope Francis’s Ecology Encyclical Is Almost Here!
Henry Longbottom, SJ offers some thoughtful suggestions for how to get ready to read Pope Francis’s forthcoming encyclical.
Pope Francis’s Ecology Encyclical – What Can We Expect?
The word emanating from Vatican corridors is that we can expect to see the long awaited environment-themed encyclical at some point during 2015. The exact date has not been disclosed, but it could coincide with Francis’ apostolic visit to the Philippines in January, a...
Papal Economics, or Francis the Communalist
So Pope Francis isn’t really a Marxist, fine. But how can we characterize his economics? And what does it mean for economists?
Worth Reading: The Transparent Pope Francis
Why pay attention to a conversation between Pope Francis and the superiors of religious orders? Because it shows us a transparent Church.
Waiting to See: The Advocate & Pope Francis
We didn’t see that one coming — what does it mean that The Advocate selected Pope Francis as their Person of the Year?