Will You Pray With Pope Francis? Each month the Pope announces two prayer intentions. One is universal, or general, while the other concerns evangelization more specifically. We are invited to join the Pope in praying for these intentions. Here are Pope Francis’ prayer intentions for June 2016. Universal: Human Solidarity That the aged, marginalized,...
Pope Francis’ address to US Congress on 24 September 2015 covered a broad range of social justice issues from migration to interfaith dialogue to peace building and action against climate change. In doing so he drew on a range of Catholic Social Teaching principles. For Reflection: How do you see the links between freedom,...
The Australian Catholic Bishops Commission for Relations with Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders issued a strongly worded statement ahead of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday 2105. In the statement, titled Solidarity on the Road to Justice, they criticize government policies that reduce funding for services in Aboriginal homelands and are likely to have...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has declared 2015 the Year of the Poor. It is part of a nine-year preparation for the 500th anniversary of the first Mass and baptism in the Philippines. You can read their opening message for the Year of the Poor here. They invite us to look at...
Archbishop Julian Leow, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Malaysia calls for respect for the rights of religious minorities. A a Catholic newspaper has lost a legal appeal to continue to use the Bahasa language word for God, which the majority of Malaysian Catholics have done for centuries. None the less, Archbishop Leow...