KNX-AM Radio | Pope Francis Battles to Overcome Health Issues
“I think he will decide when he needs to resign,” said Father Thomas Rausch, professor of Catholic theology at LMU. “He’s made it very clear that he would if he could no longer carry…
Join Us for “Reshaping the Church for Today’s World through Synodality”
Rev. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, S.J., a renowned author and dean of the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, served as one of the delegates and voting members of the most recent Synod on…
Religion News Service | Pope Francis’ Autobiography: A Sustained, Loving Look at the Real
“With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy,” writes LMU’s Father Allan Figueroa Deck, Distinguished Scholar of Pastoral Theology, in this piece about Pope Francis’ new…
Mary of Guadalupe: Building Bridges Not Walls
Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ LM Distinguished Scholar of Pastoral Theology and Latino/a Studies Devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus, under her title Virgin of Guadalupe is one of the world’s most popular and…
Los Angeles Times Online | Want to Make this Holiday Season More Meaningful? Consider the Spiritual Practice of Advent
Allan F. Deck, S.J., a scholar of pastoral theology, and Cecilia González-Andrieu, professor of theology and co-chair of the LMU Latino Theology and Ministry Initiative, are quoted in this article. Source: Los Angeles Times…
USA Today | Confession to a Computer? Experts Say ‘AI Jesus’ Can’t Perform Sacrament | Fact check
Rev. Thomas Rausch, a professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University, told USA TODAY the installation is in no way a substitute for or equivalent to the Catholic sacrament of reconciliation. He noted that…
Pope Francis Meets with Women Ministry Advocates Ahead of the Synod Opening
National Catholic Reporter: LMU’s Cecilia González-Andrieu, professor of theology and theological aesthetics, was among a delegation of women ministries leaders who met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Sept. 30. Source: National Catholic…
