Gen Z youth are similar to St. Francis of Assisi: Both call for moral integrity and institutional reform. Can the pope and the Vatican "walk the talk" by fully integrating women into the church and rejecting material wealth?
Even as awareness of children's rights has improved, online sexual abuse and exploitation of children is a growing threat Salvatorian Pastoral Care for Children faces in its child protection ministry.
Plus, sisters representing the International Union of Superiors General meet with Queen Camilla, and anti-trafficking coalition Talitha Kum plans webinar and annual report release.
A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in Texas said July 23 that she went into a cold sweat as two armed men approached her while she walked to Sunday Mass in her habit, thinking about the day's Bible readings and carrying little more than her rosary and cellphone.
Those advancing the Mothers' Call for Peace lead with the light proclaiming, "No child should be raised to kill or be killed." Our faith calls us to be the peace we seek.
It's about calling attention to what is happening around us. It's about celebrating together and mourning together. It's about bearing witness together.
As Mexicans show their zeal for soccer everywhere during FIFA's World Cup 2026, families of Mexico's more than 130,000 disappeared want the country to have that same obsession for those who are missing.
"Raising the moral questions at the boardroom level is so important because you don't know what the impact would be if those questions weren't on the table," said Sr. Susan Francois.
