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A Brother Among Brothers Francis of Assisi did not write theology in the academic sense. He sang it. In the Canticle of the Creatures, composed
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Janina Gomes – On October 1, the world observed the International Day of Older Persons, a UN-designated occasion first celebrated in 1991 to honour the
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Five new mysteries to pray for our wounded, hopeful common home In a time of record heat, vanishing species, and deepening inequality, our October Rosary
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By Purushottam Nayak – SIKABADI, Kandhamal, Odisha: In a remote corner of Odisha’s Kandhamal district, where daily-wage labour and small-scale farming sustain families, five young
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# chhotebhai – It is no coincidence that Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on 2nd October and the feast of St Francis of Assisi on 4th
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There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from believing your life doesn’t matter unless it is visible. Scroll through any feed today and
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Janina Gomes – Every year on October 1, the world observes the International Day of Older Persons—often called World Elderly Day—to honour the contributions of
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What Every Century Taught the Jesuits to Discover Anew — and Why AI and Gen Z Are the Next Frontier By Fr. Sebastian James SJ
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During a press conference at the Vatican at the end of the gathering, “A Healing Presence: The Church’s Call to Mental Health Ministry,” several bishops from countries faced with war, violence and poverty insisted on the importance of ministering to those struggling with mental health, echoing also Pope Leo XIV’s October prayer intention.
The second day of the conference, “A Healing Presence: The Church’s Call to Mental Health Ministry,” reflects on the state of mental health among young people and the relationship between psychological distress and drug use.
Three years after the October 7 attacks, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem describes a Holy Land gripped by mistrust in an interview with the Vatican's media outlets. He also expresses concern over the West Bank, where he denounces “a total absence of law,” and Gaza, where “the humanitarian situation has not improved at all.”
On the fourth day of the Amoris laetitia meeting in the Vatican, Cardinal José Cobo Cano calls for ongoing pastoral accompaniment, while theologian María Marcela Mazzini emphasizes that the Sacrament of Marriage must be lived as well as celebrated.