A group of bishops, including the head of the U.S. bishops conference, will visit the border early next week.
Politics & Society
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Montessori schools are exceptionally successful. So why aren’t there more of them?
The Montessori Method is not only superior to all alternatives, but categorically so.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Infographic: Has suicide become a public health crisis?
The C.D.C. reports a 25 percent spike between 1999 and 2016 in the frequency of suicide across the country.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Are you proud of the United States?
We asked readers in the U.S. about their patriotism.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A former clerk assesses the legacy of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a ‘constitutional romantic’
Two Notre Dame lawyers describe Kennedy as a jurist who consistently ruled in favor of personal liberty and free speech.
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Republicans help bring down their party’s ‘compromise’ immigration bill
The proposal, which had been called a “compromise” bill by Republicans, would have provided some respite to youth brought to the country illegally as minors, as well as some $25 million in funding for part of a wall along the border with Mexico.
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In Europe, religious minorities face mounting hostility and harassment
The Washington-based Pew Research Center issued a report on religious freedom around the world last week that found that Europe registered the sharpest increase in “social hostilities concerning religion” in 2016, the last year for which it has full statistics.
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Pro-life groups see opportunity in Supreme Court seat vacated by Anthony Kennedy
Another Supreme Court nominee by President Trump could tilt the balance against the 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
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Bedouin village hopeless in the face of demolition
After decades of legal disputes, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled in May in favor of demolishing the village, home to about 190 people from the Jahalin Bedouin tribe and located between two Israeli settlements. The demolition of the tin and wood structures to clear the way for eventual expansion of the Mishur Adumim settlement could take place at any moment.
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Pope Francis tells new cardinals the only credible form of authority is to serve
Pope Francis used strong words that can be read both as an admonition and guidance for the entire college of cardinals.