I am a Catholic theologian and interreligious dialogue is my thing, so many people ask me what the Roman Catholic Church’s position is on interreligious dialogue… as if it had ONE position on this nebulous issue. I try to keep informed of current trends in this area, and one...

I wanted to share with you the message of a famous Philippine Bishop, Chito Tagle of the Diocese of Cavite in the Philippines. Through the work of Jesuit Communications in the Philippines, Bishop Chito shares with us in English a reflection in two parts on the gospel for the...

Global Catholic Mission Today: After the African Synod: What’s Next?? www.afjn.org...

Global Catholic Mission Today: After the African Synod: What’s Next?? www.afjn.org...

Fr. Rocco Puopolo, a Xaverian Missionary and Executive Director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network in Washington, DC recently arrived back from the Africa Synod. Fortunately for us, he kept a blog throughout the Synod that gives us a keen sense of the dialogue whose fruit developed important...

Fr. Rocco Puopolo, a Xaverian Missionary and Executive Director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network in Washington, DC recently arrived back from the Africa Synod. Fortunately for us, he kept a blog throughout the Synod that gives us a keen sense of the dialogue whose fruit developed important...

As Catholics, the 21st century has plenty of indicators telling us why we need to meaningfully and lovingly connect with all of humanity, the majority of whom doe not see the world or the extraordinary actions of God in quite the same way. Our faith mandate is understood in...

The Xaverian Missionaries have worked since 1989 in the Philippines. The center of the great disaster of Typhoon Ondoy in the last days of September laid waste in the highly populated areas of Metro Manila where we work in Quezon City. There we run two parishes; St. Francis Xavier...

CHARTER FOR COMPASSION TRAILER from TED Prize on Vimeo. There is an urgent need for a new focus on compassion. Bringing together voices from all cultures and religions, the Charter seeks to remind the world we already share the core principles of compassion. On November 12, thousands of people...

Nearly eight years after the end of a brutal 11-year civil war, the archbishop of Freetown and Bo in Sierra Leone said most people who fled have returned to the country, although they struggle to survive amid a shattered economy. In an interview in Washington Sept. 21 with Catholic...