Justin McLellan is a journalist based in Rome with Catholic News Service. He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy and theology from the University of Notre Dame.
The elderly must not be accused of saddling younger generations with their medical expenses and pensions -- a notion which foments intergenerational conflict and drives older people into isolation, Pope Francis said.
"The accusation that the elderly 'rob the young of their future'
Jesus' ascension shows that, despite the difficulties in peoples' lives, they are all made for heaven, Pope Francis said.
Reflecting May 12 on the Gospel reading from St. Mark, which recounts how Jesus "was taken up into heaven," the pope said that Jesus'
Pope Francis said that some universities are "too liberal" and do not place enough emphasis on forming their students into whole people.
Speaking May 3 on the need for holistic higher education, the pope noted by contrast "some universities I know in America
Pope Francis received assurances from Jordan's King Abdullah II that Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem will be protected amid the Israel-Hamas war.
The pope met with the king of Jordan -- the Middle Eastern country that has the longest border with
Sudden peace negotiations or an intervention by the United States will not deliver Israelis and Palestinians from the suffering caused by the war in Gaza, a Jerusalem-based cardinal said.
As a result of the war, the rift between Israelis and Palestinians is "deeper
Seminarians and religious men and women need well-rounded formation throughout their lives, not only at the onset of their religious training, Pope Francis said.
In his prayer intention for the month of May, released April 30 by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the
A foundation that promotes devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more widely known as Padre Pio, is making 10 never-before-seen photographs of the saint available to the devout for free.
The images provide personal insight into the life, attitude and spirituality of 20th-century
While misusing modern forms of media dulls the mind, games like checkers are a simple way to stimulate one's intellect and foster community, Pope Francis said.
Checkers "is a game that exercises (one's) logical ability," the pope told members of the Italian Checkers
The most important outcome of the current Synod of Bishops on synodality is the synodal process itself and not the hot-button topics discussed, Pope Francis said.
With the second synod assembly scheduled for October, the pope said the synod process is approaching its
Artificially intelligent chatbots are becoming a normal means for accessing information while omnipresent algorithms largely determine the type of content people encounter online in search results and on social media. And the Catholic Church is taking notice.