An earthy reality in the words of Pope Francis
There is nothing unusual about a Catholic leader urging priests to draw closer to their flocks, to focus on day-to-day issues that bridge the gap between pulpit and pew. Still, it caught Vatican...
View ArticleSobering words for Brazil’s bishops
If Roman Catholicism can be compared with a fleet, then the Brazilian church has long been it’s largest aircraft carrier — with an estimated 123 million Catholics, more than any other country on earth....
View ArticleThe man from Buenos Aires vs. dead Catholic museums
BUENOS AIRES – It’s hard to wrestle with the crucial moral and cultural issues in modern Argentina without getting Catholic and Protestant leaders into the same room. During one tense gathering, some...
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