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The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors released its first annual report October 29, detailing measures taken to combat sexual violence within the church. The document reveals uneven implementation across various countries worldwide....
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A few days ago, as the Synod on Synodality was reaching its conclusion in Rome, I spoke with my America colleagues Zac Davis and Colleen Dulle for a joint recording for the “Jesuitical” and “Inside the Vatican” podcasts....
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The kingdom vision of Jesus guides us as we endeavour to be a collective witness against the politics of fear and the economy of exclusion. May we enact this vision individually and as a Body of Christ by lives built on love, pivoted to justice and animated by mercy....
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In today’s gospel, a scribe asks Jesus which is the first of all the commandments. Mark has Jesus repeat Moses’ formula from the Book of Deuteronomy: ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your...
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After members of the Synod of Bishops approved their final document, Pope Francis announced that he would not write the customary post-synodal apostolic exhortation but would offer the final document to the entire church to implement....
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During his weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis continues his reflections on the Holy Spirit and marvels how young people have the experience of encountering the Holy Spirit in the sacrament of Confirmation....
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In his final address at the Synod Assembly, Pope Francis presents the Synod's Final Document as a "threefold gift."...
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Pope Francis recalls the life and work of Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, the late founder of liberation theology, saying he brought forth great apostolic impetus and rich theology....
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At the concluding Mass of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis encourages us to be like Bartimaeus in today’s Gospel and “entrust our blindness to the Lord” in order to be “a missionary Church that walks with her Lord through the streets of the...