MRBlog | Symbols of Unity: Material Multiculturalism at World Youth Day
By Sarah “Moxy” Moczygemba Between July 26th and 31st, 2016 an estimated 3 million pilgrims descended on Krakow, Poland to participate in World
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Pope Francis
MRBlog | Amoris Laetitia in 140 Characters or Less
By Sarah “Moxy” Moczygemba Catholics and non-Catholics alike eagerly awaited the publication of Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia. Released April 8th at noon Vatican
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MRBlog | Invoking Francis: Bernie on the Border
By Sarah “Moxy” Moczygemba Religion and the religious language used by candidates and their supporters is a common topic of debate and analysis during
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MRBlog | Donald Trump, Pope Francis, and the Death of Nuance
By Thomas J. Whitley Pope Francis made waves on his plane today when he said that Donald Trump is not Christian. Well, that’s not
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MRBlog | Synodal Spin and the Authorized Jesus
By Thomas J. Whitley Now that the much-discussed, oft-maligned Synod on the Family has concluded, we can engage in everyone’s favorite pastime:
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MRBlog | The Genius of Pope Francis’ Subtle Rhetoric
By Thomas J. Whitley Much has been made of Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. In a supposedly increasingly secular age, it has
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First Impressions #49: Michael J. O’Loughlin
President Obama may have more Twitter followers, but Pope Francis has the highest retweet rate of any world leader. Dave Krueger talks with
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MRBlog | DISPATCHES. The Pope in Ecuador – By Noah Schumer
Noah Schumer reports from Ecuador On a June evening two weeks before Pope Francis’s arrival in Ecuador, I watch a half-dozen workers balance
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MRBlog | The Climate Change-Abortion Connection You Never Knew Existed
By Thomas J. Whitley The release of Laudato Si, the pope’s climate change encyclical, has caused quite a stir. He takes to task
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MRBlog | Jeb Bush Tells Pope Francis to Leave the Politics to Him
By Thomas J. Whitley The Vatican released the long awaited papal encyclical on climate change today, Laudato Si. We have known the broad
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