Archive for May 12, 2016

Nigerian school girls. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

She was kidnapped by Boko Haram and escaped. This is her dream.

“I have a dream of a safe Nigeria.” This is the hope voiced by one of the Nigerian schoolgirls who... Read more

Pope Francis addreses members of Caritas from Italian dioceses in the Vatican' Paul VI Hall, April 21, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis says he's open to studying the female diaconate

On Thursday Pope Francis said he would be open to the idea of forming a commission to study the historical... Read more

Courtroom. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

How being poor wrecks your chances of good legal representation

It's not a social justice issue that tops most Catholic's priorities, but it needs to be, legal experts are saying.... Read more

A Hanukkah menorah. ?w=200&h=150

'I am a Kurd and a Jew': an interview with Iraq's Sherzad Mamsani

Terrorist attacks don’t phase Sherzad Omar Mamsani, even when an attack claimed one of his arms and left shrapnel throughout... Read more

Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, attends the Christmas tree lighting in St. Peter's Square, Dec. 18, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Müller on Amoris Laetitia: the Church is called to promote a 'culture of the family'

Those who think Pope Francis' recent apostolic exhortation changed the Church's discipline on Holy Communion for the divorced-and-remarried are reading... Read more