Social Justice Can Pope Francis Help the Climate Change Cause? Pope Francis' new climate change document could be a major boon to environmentalists. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice The One About the Pope’s Mother What Pope Francis’ off-the-cuff comments about punching the murdered Charlie Hebdo cartoonists can tell us about the long history of the Catholic Church's relationship with secularism. J.R. Velasco
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