Lucia Hartman

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Pope Leo XIV's Social Theology and Rimini Peace Dialogue
The Fourth Fratelli Tutti Synodal Encounter continues in Rome, bringing religious and secular partners together around labor, migration, human dignity, AI, ecology, and cooperation across the Americas. Leo XIV’s address to new bishops adds a pastoral-governance dimension centered on remaining with Jesus, knowing people personally, caring for priests, and serving rather than merely administering; concrete outcomes from the encounter remain pending.
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Saturday, September 12, 2026

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Living Humanae Vitae in Poland - First Things firstthings.com

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Humanae Vitae in Poland: Teaching vs Lived Practice

A study of 75 observant Polish Catholic parents reveals how Humanae Vitae shapes moral theology amid Poland’s 1.1 fertility rate.

• Official stance...

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Living Humanae Vitae in Poland - First Things 2h ago

Catholic Register Opens Digital Archives

The Catholic Register has opened its full web archive since 2006, with 31,744 articles now fully searchable and browsable by year and month,...
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Opening up the Register's digital vaults 7h ago

UMC Church and Society Mobilizes for Voting Rights

The United Methodist General Board of Church and Society equips members for democratic participation through targeted civic resources.

• Voting...

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GBCS - General Board of Church and Society 7h ago

Auditable AI Key to Ethical Peer Review

Ethical AI integration into peer review requires secure, auditable infrastructures that never use submitted manuscripts or reviews. This foundation directly supports responsible openness while safeguarding academic integrity and privacy.

Why AI should “free” scientific knowledge - Hasan Durmuş, 2026
7h ago

Hispanic Heritage Mass Embodies Inclusion and Local Leadership

The Diocesan Hispanic Heritage Mass on September 27 at St. Patrick Cathedral, celebrated by Bishop Timothy Senior with encouragement to wear...

Diocesan Notebook - September 11 - The Catholic Witness
11h ago

Post-9/11 Liberty Promise and Lingering Disillusion

The gap between post-9/11 hopes for an "Age of Liberty" and later realities has left many with a hollow sense of unfulfilled sacrifice.

christianitytoday.com
The Post-9/11 'Age of Liberty' Never Came. What Now? 11h ago

Pope Leo XIV on Episcopal Formation: Three Core Reflections

Pope Leo XIV urges new bishops to prioritize remaining with Jesus as disciples before any ministry.

• Good Shepherd's heart: Love the flock by...

zenit.org
Five Reflections by Pope Leo XIV for Bishops (Applicable to Every ... 16h ago

University Dialogues Bridge Peace Theory and Practice

University public dialogues connect academic peace studies with practical peacemaking by convening scholars and the broader community. George Mason's...

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict ...
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The Via Media in Catholic Healthcare Ethics

Catholic healthcare ethicists walk a via media between rigid legalism and doctrinal abandonment, holding Church teaching as the fixed point while...

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The Via Media and the Profession of Catholic Healthcare Ethics 21h ago

Catholic Education: A Living Tradition

Catholic schools thrive by entering a two-thousand-year conversation rather than chasing fleeting trends.

The tradition rests on four pillars:...

What Is the Catholic Intellectual Tradition?
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Pope Leo XIV: Bishops First Disciples, Called to Remain with Jesus

Pope Leo XIV told newly appointed bishops that their foremost task is to “remain with Jesus,” since “we are bishops, but first and foremost we are...

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Pope to new bishops: The most important mission is to ‘remain with Jesus’ 1d ago

Confession as Practical Discipline

Metropolitan Anthony's handbook presents confession as an integrated discipline of repentance, guidance, and pastoral care.

• Repentance: Structured...

A Practical Handbook for Confession - Holy Trinity Publications
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Religious Identity at Life Junctures

Participants offer a critical lens on how religious identities are negotiated during major life transitions amid competing value systems. This...

Meaning-Making and Religion at Critical Life Junctures - MDPI
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Whiteness, Wealth, and Megachurches in Post-Apartheid South Africa

A scholarly study frames white-led Pentecostal megachurches as 'Big Religion' that sacralizes material success through prosperity theology, thereby...

journals.uj.ac.za
Prophets for Profit, Prosperity Cults, and Big Religion in South Africa 1d ago

Lourdes Covers Rupnik Mosaics Ahead of Papal Visit

Lourdes has fully covered its Rupnik mosaics indefinitely after consulting survivors, safeguarding experts, and chaplains, prioritizing pastoral...

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As Lourdes covers Rupnik mosaics for papal visit, Brazil shrine ... 1d ago

Synodal Encounter Launches North-South Socio-Environmental Dialogue

The Fourth Fratelli Tutti Synodal Encounter convenes in Rome to shape a multilateral response to social and environmental shifts across the...

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Fourth Fratelli Tutti Synodal Encounter begins in Rome - Vatican News 1d ago

Stewardship as Love's Joyful Sacrifice

• Comfort often functions as a modern idol, with culture urging self-preservation and ease as paths to happiness.
• Biblical stewardship, modeled by...

adventistreview.org
Rejecting the God of Comfort - Adventist Review 1d ago

The Uprising's Sept 11 Release Sparks Reflection on Violence and Justice

Paul Greengrass's deliberate choice to release The Uprising on the 25th anniversary of September 11 draws parallels between the 1381 Peasants'...

thegospelcoalition.org
Why 'The Uprising' Is a Fitting September 11 Release 1d ago

Leo XIV: Marital Love as Lifelong Covenant, Not Fleeting Feeling

Pope Leo XIV frames marriage as a decision and lifelong covenant reflecting God’s love, not a passing emotion, .

• Vocation and perseverance: Solid...

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Love is not a feeling but a decision, Pope Leo XIV tells couples 2d ago

Good Samaritan Prayer for Earthquake Victims

Latin American and Caribbean Bishops framed their 28 August prayer for Venezuela and Colombia earthquake victims through the Good Samaritan parable,...

thetablet.co.uk
News Briefing: Church in the World - The Tablet 2d ago

Open Theology: A Peer-Reviewed Open-Access Resource

Open Theology stands out as an international, peer-reviewed open-access journal that invites English-language contributions across historical,...

degruyterbrill.com
Open Theology - De Gruyter Brill 2d ago

Universities Embed Dialogue as Facilitated Practice

Two university programs illustrate a trend of turning abstract dialogue ideals into structured, repeatable practices for navigating division.

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now.tufts.edu
Building Trust Across Difference 2d ago Show 1 more source

Academic Theology Engages AI and Spiritual Formation

Notre Dame's ARC Future Fellowship signals academic theology's serious turn toward AI's influence on spiritual practice and belief. Associate...

Notre Dame awarded ARC Future Fellowship to explore how AI ...
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Dead Sea Scrolls: Diversity Over Proof

The Scrolls reveal early Judaism's textual variety, not biblical inerrancy or unchanged transmission.

• Multiple editions of Exodus and Jeremiah,...

yalebooks.yale.edu
What do the Dead Sea Scrolls really prove? Forgers, smugglers, and the myth of discovery 2d ago

Military Ministry Shapes Campus Care at Erskine

Rev. Drew Arrington’s nearly twenty years as an Army chaplain equip him to shepherd Erskine students through transition, helping them find belonging...

erskine.edu
Arrington begins role as inaugural campus pastor - Erskine College 2d ago

Toronto Diocese Strengthens Email Security

The Diocese of Toronto disabled automatic external email forwarding from diocesan accounts on June 30 to prevent unauthorized data sharing and reduce...

toronto.anglican.ca
Bulletin Board Sept. 8 - The Diocese of Toronto 2d ago

Why Neglected Minor Prophets Still Matter

Neglecting the Minor Prophets leaves Christians spiritually impoverished, missing potent truths about sin, judgment, faithfulness, and restoration...

rts.edu
Why study the minor prophets? 2d ago

Multilingual Worship Bridges Theology, Music, and Global Church Identity

A new interdisciplinary volume shows multilingual worship as ordinary practice across global churches, shaped by theology and local histories.
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dordt.edu
Dordt faculty bring theology and musicology together in new book on multilingual worship 2d ago

Corpus Mysticum: From Eucharist to Church

• Early medieval usage applied “corpus mysticum” chiefly to the Eucharist, distinguishing Christ’s sacramental presence from his incarnate body and...

livingchurch.org
Holy Mysteries - The Living Church 3d ago

Sin Belongs to Us: Augustine Against Divine Causality

The article critiques Noval’s claim that sin results from God’s withholding of grace, arguing this makes God the ultimate cause of evil and...

churchlifejournal.nd.edu
You Break It, You Own It: On Sin and God's Permissive Will 3d ago

Catholic Leaders Frame AI Job Displacement as a Labor and Dignity Crisis

Cardinal McElroy warned that AI will eliminate millions of jobs within a decade, urging society to ensure wealth does not concentrate among fewer...

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Pope Leo XIV’s Top US Cardinals Visit Silicon Valley and Warn Millions Will Lose Jobs 3d ago

Buddhist Monk on Nepal Flood Mourning

Ven. Yamindra, a Harvard Divinity School monk born in Nepal, reflects on the close of official mourning after last month's catastrophic flooding and...

wbur.org
Spiritual leader reflects on Nepal after floods 3d ago

Ecology as a Matter of Faith: ITC Document Grounds Care for Creation

The International Theological Commission’s new document presents ecological responsibility as a theological question that reveals and forms humanity’s...

dioceseofraleigh.org
Vatican Theological Commission calls ecology a matter of faith in new document 3d ago

From Informal Teachings to Structured Formation—and Its Later Decline

Early Christian communities shaped Jesus’s teachings into a rigorous catechumenate of doctrinal and moral formation, multiple scrutinies, Lenten...

"The First Four Hundred Years of Catechesis" by Enrico C. Eusebio Jr.
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Sr. Ilia Delio Builds Academic Pathways for Theology and Science

Sr. Ilia Delio’s new collaboration with Neumann University creates online graduate credentials—including certificates, master’s, and doctoral degrees...

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Sr. Ilia Delio to collaborate on new graduate programs 4d ago

Work as Vocation: Image of God in Action

Work is not mere economic activity but humanity’s fundamental vocation, reflecting the divine image by subduing the earth and thereby elevating the...

thecatholicthing.org
Work, the World, and the Human Person - The Catholic Thing 4d ago

From Christian Humanism to Anthropocentrism

What happens when human creativity shifts from celebrating God's image to making humanity the final measure of reality?

• Renaissance Christian...

ewtnvatican.com
New Horizons of Humanism - EWTN Vatican 4d ago

Plato to Ockham: Recovering Material Veneration

Aaron T. Lockhart traces Plato through Ockham and iconoclasm to recover a proper Christian understanding of venerating material objects.