From October 19-26, the Ignatian Solidarity Network hosted the first virtual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice…
Author: Tess Daniels
Tess graduated in 2021 with a degree in Political Science and English. She wrote for The Torch throughout her time at BC.
Campus Celebrates Espresso Your Faith Week During Pandemic
On the week of September 21-25, the Boston College Church in the 21st Century (C21) Center,…
Supreme Court to Review Louisiana Abortion Law
Pro-life and pro-choice activists alike are waiting to see how the recent Supreme Court changes will…
“Christ is Alive”: Pope Francis Releases Exhortation to Young People
On March 25, Pope Francis promulgated an apostolic exhortation entitled Christus Vivit, or “Christ is Alive.” The nine-chapter…
Perspective: The Church and the Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti
Over the past few decades, the world has watched Haiti go through cycles of violence, corruption,…
Pope Francis Celebrates Historic Mass in the UAE
Pope Francis visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 3-5 in a landmark trip that…
Northeast Jesuit Province Releases Sexual Abuse History
Following a trend of many U.S. provinces, on January 15, the Northeast Province of the Society…
Asia Bibi’s Release Roils Pakistan
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has acquitted and freed Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Roman Catholic woman who has…
Cathedral in War-Torn Aleppo Re-Opens
“Our people have overcome,” Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan declared to the faithful gathered in Aleppo.…
Pope Francis Calls Us to ‘Rejoice and Be Glad’ in New Exhortation
Gaudete et exsultate, or “Rejoice and be glad,” was released on April 9 by Pope Francis,…