United Nations to resume arms trade treaty talks
Advocates of arms control worldwide are gearing up for the restart of negotiations on a UN-sponsored treaty to regulate trade in weapons.
March 15-28, 2013
The cosmic outcast
Soul Seeing: The trouble with the crucifix is we no longer see it, but rather filter the image through our eyes of faith.
The unfinished business of communion ecclesiology
Essay: The fundamental need within Catholicism is to grow institutionally and structurally into the interrelated three-fold form of ecclesial existence.
Students select ‘new pope’ in mock conclave
Students from St. Louis Catholic School here erupted in cheers as Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson was elected the "new pope" during a mock conclave held at a gym-turned-"Sistine Chapel" March 4.
The "conclave" explained the pope selection process in a tangible way. Middle schoolers acted as cardinals, Swiss Guards, priests, sisters, nurses, reporters and security personnel to re-enact a conclave for the whole school.
Church's teaching on ecology still light green
In my 1990 book, The Greening of the Church, I argued that concern for God's creation was low on the list of Catholic priorities. In the intervening years, concerns for the planet have increased at the level of papal teaching and in local churches.
Editorial: Time for courage from those who have most to lose
In the opening days of the general congregations, the series of meetings the College of Cardinals convene in the lead-up to the conclave that will choose the next pope, an idea was floated in the Italian press about a way to clean up the governance issues that have plagued the Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI’s reign. The idea was to elect one of the over-80-year-old cardinals as pope. Such a pope, a curial old hand, would have a clear understanding of how the Curia actual works and could rein it in.
Final days of Benedict full of unclear calls for change
As a few night owls strolled through the crisp Roman evening Feb. 28, they were illuminated by one less reflection of lights. Behind the northern side of the square’s iconic colonnades, the apostolic palace was dark.
In a small but tell-tale sign of the transition facing the church, the lights of the pope’s apartment had been turned off.
Education congress hears calls for renewal, unity
As he approached the podium in the giant arena, keynote speaker Mark Shriver said in a matter-of-fact tone, "All I can offer you is a story about a guy living a faith-filled life -- he wasn't perfect, but he was a good man."
Shriver, author of The New York Times best-selling memoir A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver, talked about his father, the late Sargent Shriver, who created the Peace Corps and expanded Special Olympics around the globe.
Vatican letter: the final days of Benedict XVI
Rome dispatch: I have learned in Rome that life goes on. However imperfect, the church carries the faithful through their days.
Cleveland priest excommunicated for role in breakaway worship community
Fr. Robert Marrone, who followed his parishioners from a Catholic church to an independent community, has been forbidden to celebrate the sacraments or take part in public worship.
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In This Issue
June 7-20, 2013
- Pope spotlights social teaching with blunt calls for ethical economy
- We face clear moral choices in priorities of our federal budget
- Mother Tekla: the most powerful woman in Rome
- [Print Edition Only] Special Section: Ministries PREVIEW
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