Tag: Pope Francis
Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a...
Brenda J. Child, University of Minnesota
During a weeklong trip to Canada, Pope Francis visited a former residential school...
Demolishing schools after a mass shooting reflects humans’ deep-rooted desire for...
Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut
After the recent shooting in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed the...
Should we protect nature for its own sake? For its economic...
Bradley J. Cardinale, Penn State
As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating,...
Who are the Jesuits?
Dorian Llywelyn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
For centuries, the Jesuits have worn many hats: missionaries,...
The Catholic Church sex abuse crisis: 4 essential reads
Molly Jackson, The Conversation
Revelations about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church have been emerging for decades. But in...
Why cash payments aren’t always the best tool to help poor...
Heath Henderson, Drake University
The concept is simple and seductive: Give people cash, lift them out of poverty. It’s...
Pope’s upcoming visit brings attention to the dwindling population of Christians...
Ramazan Kılınç, University of Nebraska Omaha
Pope Francis will arrive in Iraq on Friday in a first-ever papal visit...
What is charismatic Catholicism?
Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross
Amy Coney Barrett reportedly will be Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme...