On the eve of the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, Pope Francis led a crowd of 20,000 in St. Peter’s Square in prayer for a successful outcome of the talks. Many other people throughout the world also undoubtedly prayed for that result. But
A society that does not give women the same rights and opportunities as men will become impoverished, Pope Francis said at the end of a four-day visit to Bahrain.
"Women are a gift," he said. After God made man, he didn't create "a
"Access to safe drinkable water," Pope Francis said in his milestone 2015 ecological encyclical "Laudato Si'," "is a basic and universal human right, since it is essential to human survival and, as such, is a condition for the exercise of other human
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board responds to the new Vatican document, Dignitas Infinita, or “Infinite Dignity,” that was released on April 8. They write: “In a world where fundamental ideas about the human person are being challenged by technological advances and
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis' decade-long insistence that every human being -- independent of their circumstances, stage of development or state of sin -- possesses infinite and inalienable dignity that must be
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new document. "We
The Vatican press office announced that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith's declaration on human dignity, said to include a faith-based critique of "gender ideologies" and surrogacy, will be released April 8.
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the dicastery, and Msgr.
Texas Catholic and community groups are holding an event in El Paso called "Do Not Be Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity" the evening of March 21 in the wake of what organizers called "dehumanizing laws and policies" toward migrants in
Pope Francis has called for March 22, World Water Day, as a time to recognize the importance of universal clean drinking water and sanitation as basic human rights, especially in the developing countries of the world.
In his encyclical letter Laudato Si’, he
During a recent MSNBC appearance, Politico correspondent Heidi Przybyla attempted to differentiate Christian views from “Christian Nationalism” but muddied the waters by claiming that only Christian Nationalists think rights come from God and not human political bodies. But this is the mainstream