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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, was elected the first American pope on May 8. Theology Professors Kristin Heyer & Stephen Pope, Vice Provost James Keenan, SJ, and Boisi Center Director Mark Massa, SJ, reflect on the election of Leo XIV. on.bc.edu/PopeLeoXIV

Welcome to the First, May 2025 conta.cc/44ycRBF

BC faculty share reflections on Pope Francis's life and legacy. Thoughts from Clough Dean Michael McCarthy, SJ, Vice Provost James Keenan, Theology Professor Mark Massa, SJ, @boisicenter.bsky.social Director Kristin Heyer, and History Professor Oliver Rafferty, SJ. on.bc.edu/LegacyPope...

CTEWC mourns the loss of Pope Francis. The church and world have been marked by his prophetic witness, summons to the peripheries, and exemplary leadership. We remain grateful for his support for our network, inc. at our 2017 audience and his 2018 message to our international conference in Sarajevo.

We're marking 12 years of of Pope Francis's papacy by returning to our copy of The Moral Vision of Pope Francis by Conor Kelly and @kristinheyer.bsky.social—a thoughtful reflection on how the "Francis revolution" can address the practical concerns of Catholics today bit.ly/4bS8UsN

I wrote something that's part explainer on what's going on in terms of immigration policy and part round-up of how Catholic leaders in the US are responding. windowlight.substack.com/p/the-first-...

A Catholic guide to resisting extremism, written by @bctheology.bsky.social Professor Kristin E. Heyer (@kristinheyer.bsky.social), is the cover story of this month's America magazine. bit.ly/CatholicGuide...

Welcome to the First, January 2025 https://buff.ly/3DyGEi9

This International Migrants Day finds asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees facing new and enduring threats--some reflections on their urgency, counternarratives, and resistance: www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/1...