"We have learned that impact not only happens through resources but through relationships, solidarity, trust and partnerships that do not dictate but empower," writes Sr. Josephine Kwenga.
"We have learned that impact not only happens through resources but through relationships, solidarity, trust and partnerships that do not dictate but empower," writes Sr. Josephine Kwenga.
Francis' canticle was groundbreaking in its embrace of all creation as equal to humanity. Today, it reads as a call to embrace our fragile universe and earth and all its inhabitants.
For decades, the Sisters of St. Joseph refused to lease land to gas companies. Now they have no choice. A new West Virginia law allows fracking against a landowner's wishes if enough neighbors agree to fracking on their land.
Pope Leo XIV has stated he will continue the path of Pope Francis regarding LGBTQ+ ministry. Loretto Sr. Jeannine Gramick, longtime minister to the community, hopes his actions will affirm his hospitable words.
Walking with two Presentation Sisters ministering months after Hurricane Katrina, NCR's Carol Zimmermann "was convinced the church here got it right about truly being present to those in need."
Ethical frameworks are needed to guide posthuman life toward robust, sustainable futures, but theology and spirituality can only contribute meaningfully if they adequately engage human evolution.
CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell is watching and waiting to see how Pope Leo XIV widens Francis' legacy of elevating women within the church.
St. Benedict writes, "Let those who receive the clothing not complain about its color or coarseness, but accept what is given them." That's a hard teaching in a world like ours, where we're told to consume constantly.
The Migrant Ministry of the Catholic Parishes of Oak Park has provided assistance to thousands of migrants — and nearly all of the ministry's volunteers are senior citizens.
