Opinion

  • ‘In Syria, we are beginning to smell the scent of freedom,’ says Homs archbishop

    After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syrian Archbishop Jacques Mourad of Homs shared his joy at seeing the Syrian people “liberated.” Despite the uncertainties surrounding these communities, this former ISIS captive remained resolutely optimistic about the future of Christians in Syria....
  • Listening to Pope Francis on genocide and the war in Gaza

    What motivates the pope in his stand on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian war? And why are some Jewish partners in dialogue expressing misgivings about the pope’s words?...
  • Opportunities to show God’s love flow endlessly

    I can't think of a better way to live, especially in a world that seems so broken right now. In my own formation as a Religious of the Sacred Heart, I had to learn that my capacity to take on the burdens of others was greatly limited — I...
  • Purgatorial People

    Denys Turner is professor emeritus of historical theology at Yale University and former professor of divinity at Cambridge University. Among his many books are The Darkness of God (1995), Faith Seeking (2002), and Faith, Reason and the Existence of God (2004). This interview was conducted at an April 10 event sponsored by the Lumen Christi...
  • Memo to God on the future of humanity

    In an exclusive, RNS is publishing the leaked minutes of a heavenly committee on the future of humanity. Despite the danger of suffering from the divine wrath, we feel that publicising this document is in the public interest. The document follows....
  • A Synodal Church is Missionary

    The idea of synodality at the heart of the Synod of Bishops that meets for a second session in October harkens back to the early days of the Church, and at its core synodality reflects the Church’s missionary spirit, says Maryknoll Father William LaRousse....
  • Refugees, Immigrants, and Jesus

    On borders everywhere in the world today we find refugees, millions of them. They’re easily demonised, seen as a nuisance, a threat, as invaders, as criminals fleeing justice in their homelands. But mostly they are decent, honest people fleeing poverty, hunger, victimisation, and violence. And these reasons for fleeing...
  • Synod: ‘Church in Africa can help engage young people in environmental protection and promotion of peace’

    The second session of the Synod of Bishops marked an important stage of maturation in the synodal process. How should the church, the family of God in Africa, contribute to discerning new paths together? Five African experts give their opinions to La Croix International throughout the synod....
  • Bread and Wine

    At the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Eucharist he chose to use two elements, bread and wine. The images are now so deeply ingrained in our consciousness that we never stop to ask, why bread and wine?...