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Monday, March 9, 2026
Father Richard shares his understanding of original sin:
The “image of God” in us is absolute and unchanging. It’s pure and total gift, given equally to all. But this picture was complicated when the concept of original sin entered the Christian mind.
Pope Leo XIV again called for a stop to “the thunderous sound of bombs” in Iran and the Middle East, for the guns to “fall silent” and for the opening of “a space for dialogue” to find a way out of this latest conflict in the region.
He also expressed his concern that “the conflict will spread and that other countries in the region, including beloved Lebanon, may again sink back into instability.”
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Abilene Reporter News [Abilene TX]
March 7, 2026
By Terry Mattingly
Read original articleThe Boston Globe headline was blunt: “Church allowed abuse by priest for years.”
This massive investigation into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, forcing major newsrooms to cover a scandal that had festered for decades. The shockwaves continued in Boston and, more than a decade later, The Globe began a website — Crux (Latin for “cross”) — to cover Catholic news.
Reporter John L. Allen Jr. was a pivotal figure in that project since he was already an established expert on all the roads that lead to Rome. However, Crux quickly showed that the news was there, the readers were there but the dollars didn’t add up — yet.
Allen got the green light to create an independent Crux, which launched on April 1, 2016. The question was whether he could build a coalition of donors and organizations — the Knights of Columbus,…
Join the C21 Center for a virtual conversation with Dan Cellucci, CEO of Catholic Leadership Institute. Dan will share his work and recent findings on how the Church is called to accompany the next generation of Catholics.
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The Next Generation of Catholics
Monday, March 9, 2026
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