El Paso’s Bishop Mark J. Seitz on the current situation at the US-Mexico border:

“I don’t think it’s nearly as overwhelming a situation as is often painted… but it does call for everyone to step up. And if we do, we’ll find we have the capacity for amazing things.”

Trump is now “a cult for Evangelicals who no longer want to be Christians or churchgoers constrained by the Bible or a community of fellow believers.” commonwealmagazine.org/god-or-trump

➡️Papa Francisco sorprende a 200 niños de una parroquia a las afueras de Roma

➡️Papa Francisco  ha acudido a la periferia romana para encontrarse con 200 niños que acudían a su catequesis en una Parroquia
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“the most far-reaching reconfiguration of the Irish church since the 12th century” thetablet.co.uk/news/18572/pop…

What a shock and sadness for the Catholic Church in Scotland. He was due to be ordained a bishop in just 17 days time ...

Get ready! In just two days, Papal Nuncio Cardinal Pierre delivers our 2024 Bernardin Lecture “Pope Francis: Discernment and the Dialectic of Mercy.” Hope to see you all there in-person or on the livestream! Loyola's College of Arts and Sciences Loyola University Chicago U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Archdiocese Chicago Vatican News

“Cass said that “online influencers” had played a key role in fuelling confusion among young people about their gender identity and what they needed to do to change it.” theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Cardinal Fernández explains the ‘novelty’ of new #Vatican doc on dignity americamagazine.org/faith/2024/04/… Cindy Wooden

Friends, the Church published Dignitas Infinita, a document that emphasizes and highlights human dignity. Here are my thoughts after reading this new document.

And he quoted a slab of canon law to underline the point. A great moment.

Fr Tom Berg thinks Francis’s language against gender ideology as a departure from what he is “normally comfortable with”. Yet Francis has been saying exactly this, consistently, for the past decade, usually referencing Robert Hugh Benson. Not sure where Fr Berg has been.

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Pope Francis buried the hatchet with President Milei. Argentina’s bishops aren’t ready to do the same. americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

Well-written and worthy of a close reading and reflection: Francis and Benedict’s thoughts on a smaller, purer Church wherepeteris.com/francis-and-be… via @Where_Peter_Is

REMINDER: Learn to see Pope Francis as 'humanity's spiritual director' and how we can enter into the journey of conversion to which the Pope invites us in an upcoming webinar with Austen Ivereigh. Register now: bit.ly/4awKUdb.

#FirstBelongtoGod #OnRetreatwithPopeFrancis

Meni Even Israel How about at the same time:

1. The release of the 9,000+ Palestinians illegally and arbitrarily imprisoned without trial under Israel’s military and national security laws

2. The dismantling of all illegal settlements in Occupied Territories and the immediate evacuation of…

The successor – a papal past and present. My article in ⁦The Tablet⁩ on ⁦Javier Martínez-Brocal⁩ interview with Francis re Benedict. thetablet.co.uk/features/2/242…

Israel razing Gaza is a glimpse of future war: using AI to profile “targets” based on loose criteria, drone-bombing their homes at night, not caring if 15-20 others die too. It breaks all laws of moral conduct in war (ius in bello). ⁦⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

““We were constantly being pressured: ‘Bring us more targets.’ They really shouted at us,” said one intelligence officer. “We were told: now we have to fuck up Hamas, no matter what the cost. Whatever you can, you bomb.”’ Shocking ⁦The Guardian⁩ report. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Pope Francis opens up about Benedict XVI, past conclaves and more in new book americamagazine.org/faith/2024/04/…