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Last year’s theme for the World Day of Peace was “no longer slaves, but brothers and sisters.”  As a result, we saw the Pope continually return to themes of freeing human beings from every form [...]

Pope Francis is making the life and teachings of Jesus Christ central to his papacy. He is drawing from his Jesuit formation to fearlessly promote the gospel teachings and a vision of a church [...]

One of the most moving encounters that Pope Francis had this year was his meeting with the survivors of typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines. His outdoor Mass last January which also happened [...]

Since June 18, Pope Francis’s encyclical, Laudato Si’, has captured much attention. Indeed, it garnered attention long before that — with commentators lauding or lamenting it before one syllable [...]

Our family is in the habit of going to confession together. Each of us confesses individually, of course, but we know we are in it together. I’ve never told anyone this before, but going to [...]

In my last post, I reflected on Pope Francis’s exhortation to seek freedom of heart and to reject the false freedom of following wherever our emotions lead us. I presented the story of Carol [...]

On his recent trip to Bolivia, Pope Francis addressed the World Meeting of Popular Movements about the global dictatorship of greed. When greed presides over the entire socioeconomic system, [...]

The history of the papacy from Peter to Francis is something that has fascinated and intrigued both believers and non-believers alike. For one, it takes us through the different times of the [...]

One of my great privileges here at Catholic University’s law school is to direct our International Human Rights Summer Law Program in Rome. Our three weeks of study are enhanced by Rome’s rich [...]

The Pope’s recent addresses to other countries can be a helpful guide as we look forward to the Holy Father’s visit. America has been experiencing a kind of social transformation around the [...]