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I never met Daniel Berrigan, S.J. Nevertheless, he has had a profound influence on the direction of my own life and on my convictions.
I was in an editorial meeting with the staff of my college newspaper at Loyola University New Orleans in 2016 when I got a push notification from The New York Times. “Remembering Daniel Berrigan: A Penniless, Powerful Voice for Peace” identified Father Berrigan as a “Jesuit priest, poet, anti-war activist.” It had never occurred to me that those descriptors could all be applied to a single person. I was immediately drawn in.
At the time, I was experiencing somewhat of a crisis of faith, and reading about his life turned a light on. It showed me that there was an entirely different kind of Catholicism from the world of lofty theology, one that was focused on making a difference on the ground. And for people who are focused on the concrete day-to-day action, the theological questions sometimes find their answers in the work. That gave me a
Pope Francis Issues Law That Forbids Vatican Employees From Accepting Gifts Over $48
On 4/29/21 at 10:48 AM EDT
In an effort to cut down on corruption among Vatican employees, Pope Francis instituted a new policy that prohibits them from receiving any work-related gift with a value over 40 euros ($48).
The work-related qualifier will likely be open to interpretation, but the new rule is aimed at cutting back on the lavish gifts that Vatican employees are accustomed to receiving.
Among other anti-corruption regulations enacted by the pope are requirements that Vatican cardinals and managers periodically declare that they are only investing in funds consistent with Catholic doctrine, and that they are not under criminal investigation or stashing money in tax havens.
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U.S. Bishops to Weigh Denying Holy Communion to President Biden
29 Apr 2021
The U.S. Bishops Conference (USCCB) is currently drafting a document to clarify the issue of reception of Holy Communion especially regarding public figures who promote abortion-on-demand.
Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, told the
Associated Press (AP) that the matter will be discussed at the USCCB’s meeting in June and the bishops will vote on whether the committee should continue working on the document for eventual public release.
The bishops are expected to overwhelmingly approve the project, AP reported Wednesday, which is the fruit of a decision by Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez, president of the USCCB, to form a working group to address the “complex and difficult situation” posed by having a Catholic president Joe Biden with public positions on abortion and other key moral issues that flout Church teaching.