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  1. ImmigrationProf Blog

    Pope Francis Calls on Parishes to House Refugee Families, Says Vatican Will Do Same

    By immigrationprof

     In response to the thousands of refugees fleeing war and terrorism and traveling to Europe, Pope Francis made the worldwide news in announcing yesterday that the Vatican will shelter two…

  2. The Right Coast

    Pope Francis Confesses He Knows Little about the Economy – Breitbart

    By Thomas A. Smith

    On the plane, journalists asked the Pope his opinion of the economic situation in Greece and its relation to the rest of the European Union.Francis responded that he has a…

  3. ImmigrationProf Blog

    Pope Francis Focuses U.S. and World on Migration

    By immigrationprof

    photo by Aletia Image DepartmentPope Francis is coming to Philadelphia in September. In a speech planned for outside of Independence Hall, the pope will address immigration, "one of his favorite…

  4. The Right Coast

    Vatican Sets Stage for Tradition and Controversy at October Synod | Daily News | NCRegister.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    VATICAN CITY A highly anticipated working document for the upcoming synod on the family, published by the Vatican on Tuesday, pushes back on same-sex relationships, reaffirms much of the traditional…

  5. The Right Coast

    The Pope’s Encyclical and His Power at the Polls – Room for Debate – NYTimes.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Now, some conservative Catholic politicians have sidestepped the Pope Francis s call for action on climate change, or have said he should stick to religion. But on many issues, Catholic…

  6. The Right Coast

    Brother Glum, Mother Earth by Steven Malanga, City Journal June 19, 2015

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Shortly after the Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was consecrated Pope Francis in 2013, news stories reported that the new pontiff wanted to build a stronger relationship between the Catholic…

  7. The Right Coast

    Do Catholics Need A Theology Of Politics?

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Given that almost every foray into the political realm by the Vatican has gone poorly, or at the very least leans politically Left to the detriment of the Right, is…

  8. The Right Coast

    Pope Francis: Time for a bold cultural revolution to confront climate change and compulsive consumerism « Hot Air

    By Thomas A. Smith

    As expected, the Vatican released Pope Francis much-anticipated encyclical on the environment this morning, and as anticipated, it demands a radical departure from the current status quo. Titled Laudato, Sí in honor of…

  9. The Right Coast

    Castro: Ready to go back to church after meeting with Pope Francis

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Communist leader also said he was so impressed with the pope that "I will go back to praying and go back to the church, and I'm not joking."via www.usatoday.comHmmm.

  10. The Right Coast

    Will Pope Francis Break the Church? The Atlantic

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Church is not yet in the grip of a revolution. The limits, theological and practical, on papal power are still present, and the man who was Jorge Bergoglio has…