A blog by Daniel Torchia, managing director of Torchia Communications, recently published in The Catholic Journalist, a publication of the Catholic Media Association.

Excerpts from a speech by Pope Francis to world leaders at the Summit on Children’s Rights held Feb. 3 at the Vatican.

Any democracy, by its very nature, requires commitment on the part of the people it is intended to govern. Democracies exist because sooner or later all other forms of government known to humans have devolved into one form or another of ‘might makes right.’

A blog post by Fr. Matthew M. Durham, the Executive Director, Hospice Palliative Care & Community Development, Saint Elizabeth Foundation, sharing his insights on the ‘HopeLine’ created by the Archdiocese of Toronto and operated by Saint Elizabeth Foundation.

Text for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Excerpt from Pope Francis’ homily at Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

A blog post Fr. Troy Nguyen, Chaplain of St. Francis Xavier Chaplaincy in the diocese of Calgary.

In the newsletter of Catholic Charities of the Toronto Archdiocese, Executive Director Agnes Thomas pinpoints the divine-human connection at the heart of the consistory where Archbishop Francis Leo was made a cardinal.

An edited transcript of Dec. 2 remarks by Shimon Fogel, chief executive officer of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, to the Senate standing committee on human rights.

An excerpt from Pope Francis’ address to the academic community of the John Paul II pontifical theological institute for marriage and the family science.