February 27, 2023

Participants attend the annual Gay Pride parade in Nicosia, Cyprus, Sept. 25, 2022. Pope Francis has evoked both praise and protest for his outreach to LGBTQ persons during his decade-long papacy, as he has offered warmth and welcome while upholding the Catholic Church's teaching on human sexuality, said individuals interviewed by OSV News. (OSV News photo/Yiannis Kourtoglou, Reuters)

Praise, protest for Pope Francis’ outreach to LGBTQ persons

Pope Francis has evoked both praise and protest for his outreach to LGBTQ persons during his decade-long papacy, as he has offered warmth and welcome while upholding the Catholic Church's teaching on human sexuality.
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The Cycle Repeats

Reflect Scientists who study the brain know that the practice of compassion gives us “feel good” chemicals. MRI scanners show that compassionate mindset and action fill the neural networks with happiness and optimism.  Thus, the cycle continues and success leads ...
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The Least of These

“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me” (Matthew 25:40). If we followed only this verse in the Gospel, we would ...
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Lent with St. Clare: First Monday

St. Clare’s life was not easy. From the struggle to follow her religious vocation, to the physical suffering she experienced throughout her life, to the pope’s ongoing resistance to approving her rule for the sisters, she continually pushed forward with ...
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