September 25, 2023

Bishops pray at the start of a session of the Synod of Bishops on Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2018. (OSV News file photo/Paul Haring, CNS)

What Follows the October 2023 Synod?

What happens after this four-week meeting during which many diverse viewpoints have been expressed? How will the process work? Will the results wind up in a binder gathering dust?

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Celebrating the month of October

Dear Reader: A Lot to Celebrate

The month of October is a special one for us here at Franciscan Media, the parent company of this magazine. This is the month when we celebrate the feast of St. Francis. 
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Franciscan friar at the UN

The Justice Lobby: Franciscans International 

For over three decades, Franciscans International has been giving the poor and oppressed a seat at the table  at the United Nations. 
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Capuchin Franciscans drive around

Capuchin Franciscans: Solidarity with the Poor 

A group of Capuchin Franciscan friars in Boston is taking the idea of solidarity with the poor to a whole new level. 
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Editorial: Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Hardly a day goes by in the current news cycle without some mention of artificial intelligence (AI), whether it’s a story on facial recognition software, self-driving cars, or plagiarism in academia.
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Tree in a field

At Home on Earth: An Antidote to Loneliness

We have a loneliness epidemic in the United States, according to Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the US surgeon general.
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People in New York City protest gun violence as they cross the Brooklyn Bridge during the "March for Our Lives" rally June 11, 2022. (CNS photo/Eric Cox, Reuters)

Biden establishes first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

President Joe Biden is establishing the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and has named Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee it, the White House announced.
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