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October 18, 2020

Cathy Majtenyi: Fratelli Tutti sounds alarm on dignity

Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell and a woman religious walk with others toward the National Museum of African American History and Culture during a peaceful protest June 8, 2020, following the death of George Floyd. Pope Francis’ new encyclical "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship," speaks against "narrow and violent racism, xenophobia and contempt, and even the mistreatment of those who are different."

The timing of the photo op couldn’t have been better. A defiant, COVID- sick Donald Trump popping out of hospital to wave to his supporters from a vehicle, putting the driver and security detail in extreme danger, illustrated so perfectly one of Pope Francis’s key concepts in his latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti , On Fraternity and Social Friendship.

Published in Guest Columns
October 9, 2020

Editorial: The world of ‘us’

Editorial: The world of ‘us’

It has been 794 years since St. Francis of Assisi left this Earth, but you can find his fingerprints all over the Pope’s latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti .

Published in Editorial
October 8, 2020

Fratelli Tutti: A vision of unity and dignity for all

Journalists attend a press conference for the release of Pope Francis’ new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” in the synod hall at the Vatican Oct. 4.

In an encyclical that might be characterized as ripped from the headlines, Pope Francis speaks some hard truths to Canadians, to Catholics and to the world.

Published in Canada
October 4, 2020

Pope’s new encyclical stresses brotherhood and dignity for all

Journalists attend a press conference for the release of Pope Francis' new encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship," in the synod hall at the Vatican Oct. 4.

VATICAN CITY -- Professing faith in God as the creator of all human beings, or even simply recognizing that all people possess an inherent dignity, has concrete consequences for how people should treat one another and make decisions in politics, economics and social life, Pope Francis wrote.

Published in International