In an apostolic letter released at the close of the Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis called on the Catholic Church worldwide "to promote a culture of mercy in which no one looks at another with indifference or turns away from the suffering of our brothers and sisters."

"The problem that we have today, not only in society but also in the church, is that we've become too polarized," Cardinal Kevin Farrell, an Irish-born prelate who was bishop of Dallas before taking over a Vatican department on family life earlier this year, told America.

The more I learned about C.L.C., the more on fire I felt.

Too often, “thanks” is just an automatic reply.

Sean Salai, S.J., recently interviewed William A. Barry, S.J., renowned spiritual director, psychologist and author of 15 books on Ignatian spirituality.

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