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Trump education cuts will make it more difficult for low-income students to afford college
Catholic institutions cannot stand by while government policies systematically dismantle pathways to opportunity for the students we are called to serve.
The Holy Spirit on the move: On the growing religious participation of Gen Z
Any revival might play out over a long period, just as the decline did. Our job is to accompany young adults who are hungry for faith.
A war between the U.S. government and the Catholic Church? Our readers weigh in
“Mr. Schneider’s pitting of the U.S. government against the Catholic Church only serves to weaponize these two institutions.”
Dear JD Vance: The Iran war is very much Pope Leo’s business.
JD Vance appears to see delighting in death and making genocidal threats as not matters of morality—and thus something the pope should just keep quiet about.
A new tax credit will help low-income families in Catholic schools in 2027
The new law will enable taxpayers in most states to direct some of their tax dollars to K-12 scholarships at private schools.
Trump threatened Iran’s ‘whole civilization.’ That’s a war crime—not a just war.
On Tuesday, April 7, President Donald Trump came to the brink of committing a war crime.
Clavicular and Catholicism: The anxious, aesthetic faith of the new religious right
A new Vatican document provides a convincing critique of the new, terminally online segments of the religious right.
What Pete Hegseth could learn from meditating on Christ’s Passion
Despite identifying as a Christian and often calling upon Jesus, Pete Hegseth is not prone to quoting from the verses of the New Testament that refer to Christ’s Passion, which the church commemorates during Holy Week.
Jürgen Habermas and ‘the unfinished project of enlightenment’
The philosopher-sociologist Jürgen Habermas, who died March 14, influenced multiple disciplines—not only philosophy but also political science and law, sociology, communications and theology, among others.
Praying for good news about the war in Iran
Since the war began nearly four weeks ago, I have found myself checking headlines hourly. I brace for bad news, but hope for something good.
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