CWCIT (Center for World Catholicism & Intercultural Theology)
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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.
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Pope Leo XIV has inaugurated the operation of a modern outpatient clinic for the poor and homeless—the St. Martin's Clinic. It is located in the Vatican under Bernini's colonnade. It will help diagnose and treat the most common diseases affecting people living in poverty.
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Pope Leo XIV has inaugurated the operation of a modern outpatient clinic for the poor and homeless—the St. Martin's Clinic. It is located in the Vatican under Bernini's colonnade. It will help diagnose and treat the most common diseases affecting people living in poverty.
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Pax Christi members joined a prayer witness outside the USCCB's annual meeting in Baltimore earlier this week to urge the US Catholic Church to speak out against the atrocities in Gaza. “We're not here to condemn the Church," said PCYAC's Jessica Sun, "we are here to call it back to its conscience.”
Pax Christi members hold witness for Palestine outside USCCB meeting
Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore member John Holden and Pax Christi USA national council member Frank Panopoulos Earlier this week, as the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met in Baltimore, Pax Christi members joined other Catholics and allies outside the meeting space to demand that Church leaders break their silence on what leading human rights experts have identified as genocide in Gaza.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Pax Christi members joined a prayer witness outside the USCCB's annual meeting in Baltimore earlier this week to urge the US Catholic Church to speak out against the atrocities in Gaza. “We're not here to condemn the Church," said PCYAC's Jessica Sun, "we are here to call it back to its conscience.”
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At meeting, US Catholic bishops say they oppose ‘indiscriminate mass deportation of people’ religionnews.com/2025/11/12/a... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social #USCCB25
At meeting, US Catholic bishops say they oppose ‘indiscriminate mass deportation of people’
(RNS) — The bishops approved an immigration statement with 216 in favor, five opposed and three abstentions.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
At meeting, US Catholic bishops say they oppose ‘indiscriminate mass deportation of people’ religionnews.com/2025/11/12/a... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social #USCCB25
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Bishops publicly lament #Trump deportation policies after pope urges stronger voice religionnews.com/2025/11/11/b... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social #USCCB25
Bishops publicly lament Trump deportation policies after pope urges stronger voice
BALTIMORE (RNS) — On the heels of the pope’s admonitions, there was a great deal of anticipation for how the bishops would approach immigration at their November meeting, the first since Leo’s electio...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Bishops publicly lament #Trump deportation policies after pope urges stronger voice religionnews.com/2025/11/11/b... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social #USCCB25
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Cal Watson (C’07, L’14), associate vice president for public affairs and business policy at Georgetown, leads efforts to align the university’s business policies with its Catholic and Jesuit mission. Join “Building an Economy for the Common Good." RSVP: bit.ly/ImpactInvestingCST #ImpactInvestingCST
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Cal Watson (C’07, L’14), associate vice president for public affairs and business policy at Georgetown, leads efforts to align the university’s business policies with its Catholic and Jesuit mission. Join “Building an Economy for the Common Good." RSVP: bit.ly/ImpactInvestingCST #ImpactInvestingCST
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How All Saints’ Day brought me grief, then hope this year religionnews.com/2025/11/11/h... @karenswallowprior.bsky.social
How All Saints’ Day brought me grief, then hope this year
(RNS) — Just as the Christian faith is a story rooted in time, so, too, are our lives’ stories rooted in time.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
How All Saints’ Day brought me grief, then hope this year religionnews.com/2025/11/11/h... @karenswallowprior.bsky.social
::: TODAY at 12:00pm Central :::
Tune into the livestream of Fr. Gianni Criveller's talk on "The Present Challenges Facing Catholics in China" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=7His...
Tune into the livestream of Fr. Gianni Criveller's talk on "The Present Challenges Facing Catholics in China" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=7His...
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
::: TODAY at 12:00pm Central :::
Tune into the livestream of Fr. Gianni Criveller's talk on "The Present Challenges Facing Catholics in China" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=7His...
Tune into the livestream of Fr. Gianni Criveller's talk on "The Present Challenges Facing Catholics in China" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=7His...
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Pope Leo XIV encourages participants in a Vatican-organized conference to help ensure that artificial intelligence does not replace interpersonal relationships in the field of healthcare. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope: AI use in healthcare must ensure quality of care and relationships - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV encourages participants in a Vatican-organized conference to help ensure that artificial intelligence does not replace interpersonal ...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Pope Leo XIV encourages participants in a Vatican-organized conference to help ensure that artificial intelligence does not replace interpersonal relationships in the field of healthcare. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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The Catholic megaparish packing City Hall for immigrant safety religionnews.com/2025/11/05/t...
The Catholic megaparish packing City Hall for immigrant safety
VISTA, Calif. (RNS) — In a city of about 100,000, the 13,000 parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi have become a force to be reckoned with.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Catholic megaparish packing City Hall for immigrant safety religionnews.com/2025/11/05/t...
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Building an Economy for the Common Good: CST and Impact Investing
🗓️ 11/12/25
🕧 7-8 pm ET
📍111 Mass Ave NW Lower Level Multipurpose Room, GU's Capitol Campus & Online
🗣️ Sr. Sue Ernster, FSPA, Elizabeth Garlow, David Harlley, Cal Watson C’07, L’14
🔗 bit.ly/ImpactInvestingCST #ImpactInvestingCST
🗓️ 11/12/25
🕧 7-8 pm ET
📍111 Mass Ave NW Lower Level Multipurpose Room, GU's Capitol Campus & Online
🗣️ Sr. Sue Ernster, FSPA, Elizabeth Garlow, David Harlley, Cal Watson C’07, L’14
🔗 bit.ly/ImpactInvestingCST #ImpactInvestingCST
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Building an Economy for the Common Good: CST and Impact Investing
🗓️ 11/12/25
🕧 7-8 pm ET
📍111 Mass Ave NW Lower Level Multipurpose Room, GU's Capitol Campus & Online
🗣️ Sr. Sue Ernster, FSPA, Elizabeth Garlow, David Harlley, Cal Watson C’07, L’14
🔗 bit.ly/ImpactInvestingCST #ImpactInvestingCST
🗓️ 11/12/25
🕧 7-8 pm ET
📍111 Mass Ave NW Lower Level Multipurpose Room, GU's Capitol Campus & Online
🗣️ Sr. Sue Ernster, FSPA, Elizabeth Garlow, David Harlley, Cal Watson C’07, L’14
🔗 bit.ly/ImpactInvestingCST #ImpactInvestingCST
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Catholic social teaching emphasizes that the economy should serve people, not the other way around. Join us on 11/12 at 7pm EST for the Salt and Light Gathering “Building an Economy for the Common Good: Catholic Social Thought and Impact Investing” RSVP: bit.ly/ImpactInvestingCST #ImpactInvestingCST
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Catholic social teaching emphasizes that the economy should serve people, not the other way around. Join us on 11/12 at 7pm EST for the Salt and Light Gathering “Building an Economy for the Common Good: Catholic Social Thought and Impact Investing” RSVP: bit.ly/ImpactInvestingCST #ImpactInvestingCST
:: TUESDAY, 11/11 ::
Fr. Gianni Criveller, a leading expert on the Catholic Church in China & longtime missionary there, explores what Catholic life's like in this nation where religious belief & practice are increasingly under government control.
~ Livestream option ~ Details at shorturl.at/jiX06
Fr. Gianni Criveller, a leading expert on the Catholic Church in China & longtime missionary there, explores what Catholic life's like in this nation where religious belief & practice are increasingly under government control.
~ Livestream option ~ Details at shorturl.at/jiX06
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
:: TUESDAY, 11/11 ::
Fr. Gianni Criveller, a leading expert on the Catholic Church in China & longtime missionary there, explores what Catholic life's like in this nation where religious belief & practice are increasingly under government control.
~ Livestream option ~ Details at shorturl.at/jiX06
Fr. Gianni Criveller, a leading expert on the Catholic Church in China & longtime missionary there, explores what Catholic life's like in this nation where religious belief & practice are increasingly under government control.
~ Livestream option ~ Details at shorturl.at/jiX06
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Thursday 1st Reading Romans:
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
Thursday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Bible Readings, Podcast Audio and Videos and Prayers brought to you by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thursday 1st Reading Romans:
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
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📢 Just out—𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 31.3. What a privilege to publish this final issue of our 30th anniversary year with exceptional articles that are representative and reflective of #WorldChristianity and #MissionStudies. 1/6 @edinburghup.bsky.social www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/studies-in-w...
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
📢 Just out—𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 31.3. What a privilege to publish this final issue of our 30th anniversary year with exceptional articles that are representative and reflective of #WorldChristianity and #MissionStudies. 1/6 @edinburghup.bsky.social www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/studies-in-w...
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"About two dozen #Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, #Texas, are undertaking a 3,700-kilometer pilgrimage across the United States, walking for 110 days to promote peace and mindfulness."
www.buddhistdoor.net/news/buddhis...
www.buddhistdoor.net/news/buddhis...
Buddhist Monks Begin Pilgrimage for Peace from Texas to Washington, DC - Buddhistdoor Global
The Walk for Peace emphasizes mindfulness, unity, and compassion, with monks observing traditional ascetic practices during the journey.
www.buddhistdoor.net
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"About two dozen #Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, #Texas, are undertaking a 3,700-kilometer pilgrimage across the United States, walking for 110 days to promote peace and mindfulness."
www.buddhistdoor.net/news/buddhis...
www.buddhistdoor.net/news/buddhis...
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Pope Leo XIV has called for “an end to this era of political and moral arrogance.”
Pope Leo: “War Is Never Holy” — Leaders Must Tear Down Walls and End Violence
Pope Leo is done watching self-described Christian leaders praise God with one breath and glorify cruelty with the next.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Pope Leo XIV has called for “an end to this era of political and moral arrogance.”
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Archbishop Broglio Urges Funding of Lifesaving Programs and an End to Federal Government Shutdown | @usccbofficial.bsky.social www.usccb.org/news/2025/ar...
Archbishop Broglio Urges Funding of Lifesaving Programs and an End to Federal Government Shutdown
“As this government shutdown continues, the U.S. bishops are deeply alarmed that essential programs that support the common good, such as SNAP, may be inte...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Archbishop Broglio Urges Funding of Lifesaving Programs and an End to Federal Government Shutdown | @usccbofficial.bsky.social www.usccb.org/news/2025/ar...
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Liz Shuler, the first female president of AFL-CIO, has spoken at the Vatican on the dignity of work, the rights of workers, and climate change. She will be a part of tomorrow's 10/30 dialogue @ GU's ICC Auditorium and online. RSVP: bit.ly/PovertyAIWorkGU
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@lizshuler.bsky.social @aflcio.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Liz Shuler, the first female president of AFL-CIO, has spoken at the Vatican on the dignity of work, the rights of workers, and climate change. She will be a part of tomorrow's 10/30 dialogue @ GU's ICC Auditorium and online. RSVP: bit.ly/PovertyAIWorkGU
@lizshuler.bsky.social @aflcio.org
@lizshuler.bsky.social @aflcio.org
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, has been an advocate for Catholic social teaching on human dignity, the common good, work, labor, and a preferential option for the poor and vulnerable. RSVP to the 10/30 Public Dialogue @GU and online: bit.ly/PovertyAIWorkGU #PovertyAIWorkGU
October 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, has been an advocate for Catholic social teaching on human dignity, the common good, work, labor, and a preferential option for the poor and vulnerable. RSVP to the 10/30 Public Dialogue @GU and online: bit.ly/PovertyAIWorkGU #PovertyAIWorkGU
Pope Leo today: “Ever more inhuman measures are being adopted—even celebrated politically—that treat these ‘undesirables’ as if they were garbage & not human beings. States have the right & the duty to protect their borders, but this should be balanced by the moral obligation to provide refuge."
Pope: Opioid crisis, cruelty toward migrants are new social ills
"States have the right and the duty to protect their borders, but this should be balanced by the moral obligation to provide refuge," the pope said.
www.osvnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Pope Leo today: “Ever more inhuman measures are being adopted—even celebrated politically—that treat these ‘undesirables’ as if they were garbage & not human beings. States have the right & the duty to protect their borders, but this should be balanced by the moral obligation to provide refuge."
📣THURSDAY, Oct. 30📣 |
Immigration advocate & award-winning writer, Alejandra Oliva, speaks on border work and the role of churches in border justice. (Livestream option: 6:00pm CDT)
No charge; RSVP required: BorderSacrament.eventbrite.com
Immigration advocate & award-winning writer, Alejandra Oliva, speaks on border work and the role of churches in border justice. (Livestream option: 6:00pm CDT)
No charge; RSVP required: BorderSacrament.eventbrite.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
📣THURSDAY, Oct. 30📣 |
Immigration advocate & award-winning writer, Alejandra Oliva, speaks on border work and the role of churches in border justice. (Livestream option: 6:00pm CDT)
No charge; RSVP required: BorderSacrament.eventbrite.com
Immigration advocate & award-winning writer, Alejandra Oliva, speaks on border work and the role of churches in border justice. (Livestream option: 6:00pm CDT)
No charge; RSVP required: BorderSacrament.eventbrite.com
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Pope Leo: The ‘poor Church for the poor’ must walk courageously, prophetically, and joyfully with popular movements, since Jesus has hidden His face in that of the poor.” t.co/VOahucc9un
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-10/pope-leo-xiv-jubilee-world-meeting-popular-movements.html
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October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Pope Leo: The ‘poor Church for the poor’ must walk courageously, prophetically, and joyfully with popular movements, since Jesus has hidden His face in that of the poor.” t.co/VOahucc9un
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Marking a historic moment in Anglican-Catholic relations, King Charles III and Queen Camilla joined Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel for Midday Prayer as part of their official state visit to the Vatican.
October 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Marking a historic moment in Anglican-Catholic relations, King Charles III and Queen Camilla joined Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel for Midday Prayer as part of their official state visit to the Vatican.
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Pope today: “With the abuse of vulnerable migrants, we are witnessing not the legitimate exercise of national sovereignty but grave crimes committed and tolerated by the state. Ever more inhuman measures are being adopted, even celebrated politically, that treat these 'undesirables' like garbage.”
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Pope today: “With the abuse of vulnerable migrants, we are witnessing not the legitimate exercise of national sovereignty but grave crimes committed and tolerated by the state. Ever more inhuman measures are being adopted, even celebrated politically, that treat these 'undesirables' like garbage.”
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Pope to WFO: “We cannot be content with proclaiming values; we must embody them. Slogans do not lift people from misery. We must place the human person above profit and guarantee food security, access to resources, and sustainable rural development.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo XIV: ‘Defeating hunger is the path to peace’ - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV visits the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome to mark World Food Day and the 80th anniversary of the ...
www.vaticannews.va
October 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Pope to WFO: “We cannot be content with proclaiming values; we must embody them. Slogans do not lift people from misery. We must place the human person above profit and guarantee food security, access to resources, and sustainable rural development.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...