Pope Francis, Community and Heroin
Pope Francis, Community and Heroin
*Read this, share it, it’s important. That’s all I have to say. VL By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog I [spoke] at Notre Dame University [yestaerday], the day that Pope […]
Here’s Why The Pope Is More Popular With Latinos Than Pretty Much Any American Politician
*Many Latinos get it. So this may be best directed to non-Latinos. So share this with someone not in the choir, that they may better understand Francis’s popularity among Latinos. […]
Papal Visit Brings Excitement, Anxiety to Congress
*The big speech to the joint session of congress is Thursday. Depending on where you stand on any number of issues, and which you consider more important than others, you’re […]
Pope-Admiring Latino Youth Are the Catholic Church’s Present, Future
*The key statistic in this story is: 60 percent of U.S. Catholics under the age of 18 are Latino. That’s probably why the Pope is coming to the U.S. and […]
Papal Mass in Washington will be in Spanish
*This will be the Junípero Serra canonization mass, on September 23rd. VL By Gregory Korte, USA Today WASHINGTON — When Pope Francis celebrates a canonization Mass for a Spanish-Americanmissionary in Washington this […]
In N.Y. visit, Pope Francis will sit in chair made by Latino day laborers
*It seems that even in the details the Pope’s visit to the U.S. will be filled with symbolism. VL By Associated Press PORT CHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – Carpenter Hector Rojas […]
In Bolivia, Pope Francis Apologizes for Church’s ‘Grave Sins’
*Wow. This is a transformational moment in the history of the Catholic Church and Latin America. Pope Francis: “I humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offense of the church herself, […]
On climate change, Hispanic Catholics hear pope’s message – and it’s personal
*When it comes to the Pope’s messages on climate justice and his call for a phase-out of fossil fuels to protect the poor, the important question is whether Francis can make […]
There Is No Homogenous Latino Catholic Vote
*The truth is that there is no homogenous Latino anything. Even the Spanish we speak has nuanced differences. So religion, and Catholicism specifically, are folded into that idea. What this […]
Migrants victims of ‘throwaway society’, says Pope
*I would call this a signal of what we should expect for Pope Francis to say when he visits the U.S. in September. He’ll be addressing a joint session of […]