- Is Greta Thunberg the Antichrist?It is very tempting for me to just write the word “Yes” in answer to the query posed in this article’s title, but perhaps the whole question deserves a little lengthier consideration than that. In early February, Peter Thiel, the German-American billionaire Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur and investor responsible for co-founding PayPal, gave a pair ... read more
- Vatican bank launches stock investment indexes (Institute for the Works of Religion)The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), colloquially known as the Vatican bank, has launched two equity investment indexes in collaboration with the American financial firm Morningstar. The Morningstar IOR Eurozone Catholic Principles and the Morningstar IOR US Catholic Principles indexes are “built following market best practices and in accordance with Catholic ethical ... read more
- Philippine bishops call for ‘digital media fasting’ during Lent (Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines)In their Lenten statement, the bishops of the Philippines called for “digital media fasting” during the holy season. “By limiting digital consumption, we create time for prayer, reading Scriptures, Eucharistic devotion, works of mercy, and meaningful encounters with others,” said Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa, the president of the bishops’ conference. “Fasting redirects attention ... read more
- Pope confirms 30 members of Dicastery for Bishops (CWN)
- Pope confirms 30 members of Dicastery for Bishops (CWN)
- Looking Toward Lent“I have often said,” writes Blaise Pascal in the Pensées—the crowning achievement of his life’s work, left unfinished at his death in 1662—“that the sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.” Even five minutes spent in solitude, it seems, is more than flesh and ... read more
- Cabo Verde PM discusses climate change with Pope, presses for resident nuncio (CWN)During a February 14 papal audience, Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva of Cabo Verde discussed the “political and humanitarian situation in West Africa and climate change,” Expresso das Ilhas, a newspaper based in the ten-island nation, reported. The Pontiff, in turn, “expressed solidarity with the small island state.” ... read more
- Retired cardinal named administrator of Texas diocese (USCCB)Pope Leo XIV on February 14 accepted the resignation of Bishop Patrick Zurek, 77, from the office of bishop of Amarillo, for reasons of age. Rather than naming a successor, Pope Leo appointed Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, 76, as apostolic administrator of the Texas diocese until a successor is named. Cardinal DiNardo led the Archdiocese ... read more
- Podcast: ‘Never underestimate the power of trying to get people together,’ says Col. Ann WrightOn this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts peace activist and retired U.S. Army Col. Ann Wright. ... read more
- Politics as pigsty: Demise in civility drags down recent House hearingThe professional wrestling match, I mean the House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi, was a series of nasty verbal insults and partisan attacks that did nothing to advance the cause of justice. ... read more
- For Kansas City parish, affiliation is not complicityA recent column "misunderstands both how parishes function and how moral accountability is most faithfully pursued within the Catholic tradition," writes Steve Miller. ... read more
- In South Africa’s coal belt, girls disappear — and Catholic sisters quietly pull them backAs illegal mining spreads through abandoned shafts in South Africa, Catholic religious women risk their lives to rescue girls coerced into sex and early marriages in communities the state struggles to protect. ... read more
- Humanitarian catastrophe looms in South Sudan; Cardinal Mulla, UN plead for reconciliation (CWN)The Vatican newspaper warned that over 825,000 children are at risk of malnutrition in South Sudan amid escalating violence, as a peace agreement that ended the South Sudanese Civil War unravels. ... read more
- Frequent the sacraments and be active in charity, Pope tells Misericordie movement (CWN)Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the Misericordie movement to be rooted in Catholic spirituality and sacramental practice and to be active in charity. ... read more
- Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary TimeJames, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greetings.Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters,when you encounter various trials,for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.And let perseverance be perfect,so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.But if any ... read more
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