Social justice and the ‘litmus test’ regarding migrants Social justice is the fifth principle of the Social Doctrine of the Church. In the digital age, social justice requires ensuring fair access to opportunities for all people, protecting the most vulnerable, combating hatred and disinformation, and subjecting the use of technologies to public oversight, “so that…
Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica humanitas’:
Church’s social doctrine The first chapter—“A Dynamic Approach Faithful to the Gospel”—traces the Social Doctrine of the Church in recent magisterium and the Second Vatican Council, highlighting “its dynamic character” (17). Far from being “a handbook of principles and norms to be applied,” the Church’s social teaching is rather a “theology of communion in history”…
Sisters Join Local Pilgrimage
Sisters Join Local Pilgrimage To celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis, SM Jeanine Morozowich and SM Bernadette Kapfer set out on pilgrimage to St. Padre Pio Parish in the Lawrenceville Neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. The church is a designated pilgrim site for the Jubilee Year. Pilgrims met in the hall of St. Augustine Friary…
POPE LEO XIV and the CATHOLIC CHURCH
POPE LEO XIV and the CATHOLIC CHURCH David de la Croix ·ersnptSood6h03chgt0g6a11cm7ghuc7909g8h914036cch3tfg45l164uu9 · In the recent history of encyclics, I do not know of a Pope who has personally presented his own magisterial document at the press launch. All this changes on May 25, when Leon will unveil Magnifica Humanitas: On the protection of human dignity in…
Pentecost Sunday
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the eve of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would help Catholic lay associations, movements and communities live the Gospel before trying to preach it and would be a force for unity in the church and in the world. “In a divided and troubled world, the Holy Spirit teaches…
St Francis
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a Year of St. Francis from Jan. 10, 2026 through Jan. 10, 2027. “As we celebrate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ passing, this Jubilee year invites the faithful to be inspired by the Poverello of Assisi to be a catalyst of peace, compassion and hope in our world today,”…