📢Announcing our 1st event of the new academic year 📢 Happy to have the US China Catholic Association (USCCA) as our cosponsor...and hope you join us, whether in person or on the livestream! (Register at ChineseDream.eventbrite.com.)
CWCIT (Center for World Catholicism & Intercultural Theology)
@cwcitdepaul.bsky.social
Established in 2008 at DePaul University, CWCIT focuses on the global nature of Catholic Christianity, especially but not exclusively in the global South—Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Visit us at https://cwcit.depaul.edu.
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Sister Leticia Ugboaja's attorney says she has for years been granted protection from removal to her native Nigeria because she was likely to face torture there.
Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Sister Leticia Ugboaja's attorney says she has for years been granted protection from removal to her native Nigeria because she was likely to face torture there.
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Pope Leo's 5 ways to take care of your elders, and avoid "the painful feeling of being forgotten." (Must-read for anyone planning to be a senior citizen.) #PopeLeo #elderly #SeniorCitizens #parents #grandparents www.ncronline.org/vatican/5-wa...
5 ways to take care of your elders, according to Pope Leo
The World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly is "an opportunity to rediscover that the Church is called to be a mother to all," the pontiff wrote.
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Check out our latest podcast, with Notre Dame's Amirah Orozco, about the group of women known as "Las Hermanas": soundcloud.com/worldcatholicism/hermanas @amirahorozco.bsky.social
"When he speaks of peace with the good of all peoples in mind and calls for an end to the mad arms race...the Successor of Peter is not speaking as a head of state. He is simply proclaiming the Gospel." #MakePeace #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
The Pope always speaks as a Shepherd - Vatican News
Our Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, reflects on the role of the Successor of Peter and his Magisterium.
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A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications by declaring it was a “sacred duty” to defend the Catholic faith. apnews.com/article/vati...
Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland
A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics has directly defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent. The Society of St.
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OPINION: (RNS) — Twice in the last 135 years, the actions of a pope sparked massive global changes that met the cultural moment. The AI race is another such moment to meet.
Pope Leo, come to Silicon Valley
(RNS) — Twice in the last 135 years, the actions of a pope sparked massive global changes that met the cultural moment. The AI race is another such moment to meet.
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An economist, Sr. Alessandra Smerilli to head the Vatican office responsible for migrants, the environment and development. religionnews.com/2026/06/30/p...
Pope promotes Italian nun to top migrant role in his first major appointment of a woman to Holy See
ROME (AP) — With the appointment of Italian Sister Alessandra Smerilli, Leo appears to be following suit of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who made a point of promoting women to top-level management p...
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Happening now in Rome..."the Borgo Dialogues will bring together corporate leaders & representatives from international organizations, academia, culture, civil society & the Church to engage in dialogue on the major [environmental] challenges of our time." www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
'Borgo Dialogues' launched in Castel Gandolfo - Vatican News
The 'Borgo Dialogues', a new international forum for dialogue on care for our common home, are set to be inaugurated in the papal gardens of Castel ...
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While Gaudí was a magnificent architect, his holiness consisted largely in a very ordinary spirituality. “He put his trust in divine providence and that never disappoints.” www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
Gaudí’s masterworks beyond Barcelona and La Sagrada Familia
Gaudí is deeply connected with his Catalonia homeland, but his journey to holiness started in Astorga, 500 miles west of Barcelona.
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The June riots were explicitly directed toward migrants, a more accurate term for what happened would be “pogrom.” While racial diversity has increased, Northern Ireland remains the most ethnically homogeneous region in the United Kingdom. www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
‘Troubles’ 2.0 in Belfast? How anti-migrant violence connects to a more complicated history
The June riots were explicitly directed toward migrants, such that some public figures suggest a more accurate term for what happened would be “pogrom.”
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NEW: The number of countries with high or very high social hostilities involving religion increased for the third year in a row https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2026/06/15/more-countries-had-elevated-levels-of-social-hostilities-involving-religion-in-2023/
👏CONGRATS to our own Stan Chu Ilo!👏 The Vatican appointed him to help lead an initiative to strengthen missionary formation, foster collaboration between churches of the global South & global North, and help Catholic communities respond to migration, demographic change & emerging pastoral realities.
Vatican Names Nigerian Priest-Theologian to Co-Lead Global Mission Initiative on “gift exchange” Between Churches
A Nigerian Catholic Priest-theologian has been appointed by the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization to help lead a new global missionary initiative aimed at strengthening missionary formati...
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Pope Leo's "Magnifica Humanitas" underscores that God intends the goods of the earth & cultural products to support the health & well-being of every person...AI is not exempt from this moral guideline & must be evaluated in light of it.
With encyclical, Pope Leo reminds us of what we're forgetting — how to be human
In Magnifica Humanitas Leo rejects technocratic paradigms that seek to overcome all human limitation, while at the same time criticizing tech's exacerbation of injustice, moral theologian Daniel Daly ...
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TODAY in MADRID ~ Pope Leo addressed Spain's Parliament, stressing that a just society defends every human life, peace, and freedom. Upon finishing, he received more than 7 minutes of applause.
Pope to Spain's Parliament: A just society defends every human life, peace, freedom - Vatican News
Marking a historic first, Pope Leo XIV addresses members of Spain's Parliament at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid and says that every truly ...
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#Pope Leo XIV says "Let us be challenged by Mary’s example of humility, active faith and obedience. Let us generously respond in love, magnifying God..." FULL TEXT www.catholicnewsworld.com/2026/05/pope...
Pope Leo XIV says "Let us be challenged by Mary’s example of humility, active faith and obedience. Let us generously respond in love, magnifying God..." FULL TEXT
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From NCR's former Vatican correspondent, Chris White, who just spoke at our CWCIT conference last week: "What we knew then — and what we know now — about history's first US-born pope"
What we knew then — and what we know now — about history's first US-born pope
When white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel last May, NCR's former Vatican correspondent Christopher White was there. White thought it would be Robert Prevost: "His election may have been a su...
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#PopeLeo has "embraced a leadership style that builds on Francis' push for a synodal church of welcoming todos, todos, todos...while seeking to be as collaborative as possible in his governance of a diverse, often unwieldy, 1.4 billion-member church.”
What we knew then — and what we know now — about history's first US-born pope
When white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel last May, NCR's former Vatican correspondent Christopher White was there. White thought it would be Robert Prevost: "His election may have been a su...
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As Chile's political and social attitudes harden against migration, Catholic sisters accompany Haitian and Venezuelan migrant camps in Curicó. www.globalsistersreport.org/migration/nu...
Excellent feature via NCR, visiting the people and places in Chicago that shaped young Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. So much has changed. But memories of “Bob” remain…. #PopeLeo #Chicago #Catholic www.ncronline.org/vatican/futu...
The future Pope Leo XIV grew up amid a changing Chicago
Growing up in Chicago and then attending seminary in Michigan as a young teenager, Robert Prevost would have been aware of change taking place in both his hometown and the church.
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::: THIS THURS. 5/7 ::: Join us (in person/online) for the story of "Las Hermanas," the Latine Catholic women who organized as the U.S. Chicano movement emerged & advocated for Latine voices to be heard, both in & outside the Church: Hermanas.eventbrite.com
NCR Podcast: John Dear talks about his friend and mentor, the late peace activist Daniel Berrigan: 'War is not itself until it is total war.' #IranWar #war #Catholic #nonviolence www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
Podcast: 'War is not itself until it is total war,' Daniel Berrigan wrote
On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear reflects on the life, witness and teachings of legendary peacemaker and war resister Jesuit Fr. Daniel Berrigan.
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Pope Leo sent this video message to those gathered today at DePaul University to honor the 15th anniversary of the end of the death penalty in Illinois.
Pope: Human dignity is not lost even after serious crimes are committed
YouTube video by Vatican News - English
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Our very own Stan Chu Ilo has been on CNN International lately discussing Pope Leo...here, he's talking about our 4/30-5/1 conference on the man himself, "Pope Leo XIV: From the Americas, For the World" & why it's worth your time to join us, in person or online. Details at popeleo.eventbrite.com
What does baseball have to do with Pope Leo XIV...?? Find out from Carmen Nanko-Fernández, a professor at Catholic Theological Union (CTU) & a speaker at our April 30-May 1 conference, "Pope Leo XIV: From the Americas, For the World"!! (Find out more at popeleo.eventbrite.com)
TODAY: Mana Afsari, Christian Bentley, Robert Christian, and @christineemba.bsky.social join the Salt and Light Gathering “The Crisis of Connection: Strengthening Faith and Relationships” at the Capitol View Event Convening Space (125 E Street NW) and online (www.youtube.com/live/rbP2QIyGfvQ).
APRIL 30-MAY 1 popeleo.eventbrite.com Free to register, this hybrid conference gathers scholars, award-winning authors & journalists, and Catholic leaders from around the world to reflect on the 1st year of his papacy, exploring the way his biography bridges continents.
“How can we in the church ensure that the voices of the most vulnerable remain at the center of discussions about artificial intelligence, and that the principles of Catholic social teaching continue to ground our choices?” — Initiative director Kim Daniels in America
What A.I. has to do with poverty and human dignity
How can we in the church ensure that the voices of the most vulnerable remain at the center of discussions about artificial intelligence?
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Pope Leo XIV has donated $100,000 to provide access to clean water in El Salvador, supporting a program launched by Catholic Relief Services #PopeLeo #CleanWater #ElSalvador www.ncronline.org/news/pope-le...
Pope Leo donates $100K to CRS clean water project in El Salvador
Pope Leo XIV has donated $100,000 to provide access to clean water in El Salvador, supporting a program launched by the papal nuncio to that nation and by Catholic Relief Services, the official humani...
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