📣 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 📣 Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit a proposal for the February 2026 symposium, "And Who Is My Neighbor?" Refuge, Sanctuary, and Representation in Modern Art & Visual Culture. More Info: www.scholarschristianityhistoryart.org/upcoming

Please listen to Stan Chu Ilo of DePaul’s center for global Catholicism on the hope of Catholic education for a broken and polarized world. Powerful and challenging. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

Met with applause today in Rome, Pope Leo said: Palestinians "continue to live in fear & survive in unacceptable conditions, forced once again to leave their lands...the Almighty Lord...commanded 'Thou shalt not kill,' and...every person always has an inviolable dignity to be respected & protected."

📣 Call for Proposals 📣 Reminder that Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit a proposal for the February 2026 symposium, "And Who Is My Neighbor?" Refuge, Sanctuary, and Representation in Modern Art & Visual Culture. More Info: www.scholarschristianityhistoryart.org/upcoming

Awesome Chicago connection!! Pope Leo announced a historic Vatican partnership with 2 famous Chicago restaurateurs, Art Smith & Phil Stefani, to open a restaurant at Borgo Laudato Si’, a 135-acre, zero-impact complex in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266417/...

OPINION: If humanity does not care for its children, we are worse than animals who instinctively protect their offspring. It is time to act to put children before guns, war and politics. religionnews.com/2025/09/02/i...

Leo gives first exclusive interview to Crux correspondent for new bio | Crux cruxnow.com/vatican/2025...

FEATURED REVIEW: We're happy to share this review of Mitali Perkins' nonfiction title, Just Making: A Guide for Compassionate Creatives @broadleafbooks.bsky.social buff.ly/ejV4384

📣 Call for Proposals 📣 Reminder that Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit a proposal for the February 2026 symposium, "And Who Is My Neighbor?" Refuge, Sanctuary, and Representation in Modern Art & Visual Culture. More Info: www.scholarschristianityhistoryart.org/upcoming

Graduate students presenting at the ACHA 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago can now apply for the Presidential Travel Grant! The deadline: October 1, 2025. Apply now: achahistory.org/presidential....

Without one sister's help, "I would have died," said a 34-year-old mother and refugee receiving care from the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who have stayed in Sudan despite the brutal civil war. www.globalsistersreport.org/migration/wa...

Twin Cities’ Archbishop Hebda: “We need an end to gun violence. Our community is rightfully outraged at such horrific acts of violence perpetrated against the vulnerable and innocent.  They are far too commonplace.” www.archspm.org/statement-re...

"Our community is rightfully outraged at such horrific acts of violence perpetrated against the vulnerable and innocent. They are far too commonplace." -- Archbishop Bernard Hebda Hebda added that Pope Leo is praying for families of Annunciation Parish and School www.archspm.org/statement-re...

Visiting Research Scholar in African American Studies at Princeton whose work focuses on"race in the national or global contexts." "With the approval of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, the VRS will teach one semester-long undergraduate elective course." Deadline 12/15/2025

📣 Call for Proposals 📣 Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit a proposal for the February 2026 symposium, "And Who Is My Neighbor?" Refuge, Sanctuary, and Representation in Modern Art & Visual Culture. More Info: www.scholarschristianityhistoryart.org/upcoming

OPINION: While the recognition of the Palestinian state in this current moment is largely a symbolic action, it's an important step in the process of bringing about a solution that recognizes the dignity and sovereignty of two peoples sharing the same land. religionnews.com/2025/08/06/a...

Today is the Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe. On 14 August 1941, he was killed after volunteering to take the place of a fellow prisoner at Auschwitz who faced execution. May his bravery and sense of justice continue to inspire.

Supporting families in the Ukrainian winter. ❄️ Investing in the ambitions of women and girls in Sierra Leone. 🥖 Adapting to climate change in Bangladesh. 🌿 Three very different projects and stories, but all demonstrate the impact of your support. cafod.org.uk/news/interna...

❗️📽️Watch LIVE from Abidjan📽️❗️ Day 4 ~ 3rd Pan-African Catholic Jubilee Congress, "Journeying Together in Hope" www.youtube.com/live/DUq3fV_...

::: Aug. 5-10 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire ::: Cosponsored by CWCIT, the third Pan-African Catholic Congress is "the continent’s largest assembly of African Catholic theologians, Church leaders, pastoral agents, innovators, and their ecumenical partners." cruxnow.com/church-in-af...

Vatican communication office urges 2-state solution as France backs Palestinian statehood www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265617/...

The two million penniless Irish who came to America to escape the Great Famine met with bigotry and conspiracy theories. The anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant American Party, or the “Know-Nothings," were the original America-firsters. uscatholic.org/articles/202...

Pope Leo in message for World Day of Migrants: “In a world darkened by war and injustice, even when all seems lost, migrants and refugees stand as messengers of hope. Their courage and tenacity bear heroic testimony to a faith that sees beyond what our eyes can see…” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Starvation is spreading in Gaza and people continue to be shot and killed trying to feed their families. We need decisive action now. Despite massive challenges and risks, our local partners have made it clear that they can continue to support people.️ Our update. ⤵️ cafod.org.uk/news/emergen...

"The kind of ecological sin the Trump administration is perpetuating is not only that of omission, the willful failure to do something that is right and just, but it is also a form of commission or active harm." #EcologicalSin #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

📢 Yesterday, Members of Congress held a powerful hearing exposing ICE’s ongoing abuses—from racial profiling to the deportation of U.S. citizen children. Our team was present to bear witness. Here’s what we saw 🧵

:: United in Faith, Sent in Hope: Summit on Mission & Evangelization :: July 23-24 | Waukesha, WI In this time of global conflict and pressing challenges for vulnerable communities, join USCMA in re-seeding hope for prophetic and effective mission action. uscatholicmission.org/summit-missi...

The new "Vincentian Heritage Journal" issue includes essays about St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as an ecological mystic and how Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, cofounder of Niagara University, developed Niagara Falls as an 1800s Catholic pilgrimage site. (Read more: via.library.depaul.edu/vhj/)

:: July 27 Application Deadline :: At Durham University, for a 2-year postdoc research post investigating the history of the Faithful Companions of Jesus in the UK from 1830 to present day. Full details: durham.taleo.net/careerse.../...

Barankitse lived through two genocides and has dedicated her life to helping orphaned children and Burundian refugees. religionnews.com/2025/07/03/n...

:: United in Faith, Sent in Hope: Summit on Mission & Evangelization :: July 23-24 | Waukesha, WI In this time of global conflict and pressing challenges for vulnerable communities, join USCMA in re-seeding hope for prophetic and effective mission action. uscatholicmission.org/summit-missi...

NEW: Bishop Rojas of San Bernardino has dispensed his Diocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass due to ongoing ICE raids.

Delighted to share the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life," with our guest Stephen Colbert. It's an open, honest, inspiring (and funny) conversation about his spiritual life, which touches on the loss of his father and two brothers at an early age, his... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p9H...

:: United in Faith, Sent in Hope: Summit on Mission & Evangelization :: July 23-24 | Waukesha, WI In this time of global conflict and pressing challenges for vulnerable communities, join USCMA in re-seeding hope for prophetic and effective mission action. uscatholicmission.org/summit-missi...

These awards from the Catholic Media Association highlight the U.S. Catholic team’s ongoing dedication to the mission of representing a range of diverse Catholic voices, and highlight the talent of the writers and artists who contribute to the publication. uscatholic.org/articles/202...

Faith leaders gathered on the Hill this weekend to oppose the federal budget bill that would slash health care, food assistance, and support for the vulnerable, while protecting tax breaks for the wealthy. NETWORK’s Min. Christian Watkins joined them in prayer and protest. 📸⬇️

"Let us make an effort to turn our differences into a workshop of unity and communion, of fraternity and reconciliation, so that everyone...each with his or her personal history, may learn to walk side by side (6-29-25)." #PopeLeoXIV

U.S. Bishops Urge Senate to Act with Courage and Creativity to Protect the Poor and Vulnerable | @usccbofficial.bsky.social www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...

If Congress continues with its plan to cut spending on Medicaid by more than $800 billion over the next 10 years, critics say nearly 11 million people will lose their health insurance. More than 13,000 of those could be men and women religious.

"We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means (1967)." #MLK #PrayForPeace

Listen to a #Catholic Morning Show interview with the author of THE GLACIER PRIEST. Dive into the captivating story of a devout #Priest and a national celebrity who connected millions of Americans with the pioneering spirit of #Alaska. Episode: https://bit.ly/3Ft30mg

"Scrupulous and well researched, this is a much-needed portrait of an often-overlooked area of American Catholicism." ~Publishers Weekly #Racism #Identity #Religion Read the review: https://bit.ly/4mGTM6z#Racism#Identity#ReligionLACK AND CATHOLIC by @tiaphd.bsky.social is coming soon!

Maybe if you’re driving down the California Golden Highway (Hwy 49), you should stop to see the Golden California Poppies.

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. (via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)

The mood was joyous and the crowd was diverse. Latino, Black, and white residents—even Cubs fans—came together to celebrate their faith and the first U.S.-born pope, who has so far been cheered by Catholics of all ideological stripes. uscatholic.org/articles/202...

"Humanity is diminished whenever the unborn or the undocumented, the unemployed. or the unhealthy are excluded, uninvited. or unwelcome, or whenever we tell ourselves they are of no concern to us (6-15-25)." #CardinalCupich #PrayForAmerica

"Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion?" #JohnWesley

Today is the launch of "The Spiritual Life," a podcast on finding God in prayer and daily life! You can listen on YouTube, Spotify or Apple podcasts. Our first guests are Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, OP, and Whoopi Goldberg. Cardinal Radcliffe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt5F...

Today is the start of the CTSA Annual Convention! Join us in Portland to see our featured #theology titles. From now until June 15th we will be tabling in the exhibit hall and we would love to see you there! undpress.nd.edu/ctsa...#theology#CTSA2025

Update: this group has marched to the Capitol steps, where Sens. Chris Coons, Raphael Warnock and Chuck Schumer have met them. They’re signing as they march.