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South Korean university students carry candles and placards that read "Park Geun-Hye Step Down" Nov. 15 in Seoul. The South Korean president is embroiled in scandal involving a longtime friend. (CNS photo/Yang Ji-Woong, EPA)
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
At least 10 dioceses have called for Park's resignation and held Masses praying for the country.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
If our democracy is to survive and prosper, then our politics must become less important.
Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Nov. 9 general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis’ presence was failed as the “most significant” and “an important part of ecumenical history.
Baie de Grand Goâve. (Photo by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Rivera [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)
Politics & SocietySigns Of the Times
Tim Padgett
Haitian expatriates have long considered themselves a “dissed” diaspora—in both their new country and the old.
Robie Macauley with Arthur Koestler and Flannery O'Connor at Amana Colonies in Iowa, 9 Oct 1947. (Cmacauley photo/English Wikipedia)
FaithColumns
Nathan Schneider
I had a lot to learn in order to pass for a Roman Catholic.
President-elect Donald J. Trump, seen here on election night with his choice for chief of staff, Reince Priebus, presents a rare opportunity to lay aside the worn pages of our ideological script. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Kevin E. Stuart
The Republican nominee rode a populist wave in reaction to extreme individualism and a neglect of civil society.
Dr. Jonathan Lunine of Cornell University (photo provided)
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Sean Salai
A Q&A with Jonathan I. Lunine of the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science.
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington Sept. 28. In the first week of its new term, the court heard oral arguments Oct. 5 in a case questioning whether racial bias might have played a role in a 1995 death penalty sentence. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Politics & SocietyCurrent Comment
The Editors
Slowly, the death penalty is gaining ground again.
 Portland Head Light Station, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. (Creative Commons)
Politics & SocietyCurrent Comment
The Editors
The citizens of Maine quietly approved an unorthodox way of electing people to office.
Politics & SocietyCurrent Comment
The Editors
The plight of these children and teens highlights the growing problem of unaccompanied child migrants throughout Europe.
FaithIn All Things
Nathan Schneider
'A Radical Faith' tells the story of Sister Maura Clarke, one of the churchwomen killed in El Salvador in 1980.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Catholic bishops on Tuesday chose for their top leadership posts two prelates from states touching Mexico.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dean Dettloff
With the release of "Secret Path," the front man of Canada's favorite band confronts the nation's past.
Politics & SocietyWashington Front
John Carr
This is the most improbable election since an elderly Jesuit from Argentina was elected pope.
IFTJ 2016 participants gather for a day of advocacy in Washington, DC. Source: Ignatian Solidarity Network, https://twitter.com/IGsolidarityNET
Faith
Teresa Donnellan

“All of us, every human on earth, is a representative figure of God,” Lisa Sharon Harper said to a ballroom full of young social justice advocates. “Not on our watch will the image of God be so fervently crushed. Not on our watch.” 

Faith
The Editors
A special web round-table discussion sponsored by America Media and the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture.
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Robert David Sullivan
The police have shown little hostility toward the crowds, but retailers may be losing patience.
Politics & SocietyNews
Zeina Karam - Associated Press
Emotions ran high when the church bell tolled for the first time in more than two years.
Photo taken at the Black Student Union meeting on Nov. 9.
Dispatches
Cecilia González-Andrieu
This night, these young people notice the powerful coalition that is present and being born.
President-elect Donald Trump gestures during a Nov. 10 meeting with U.S. President Barack in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
Catholic advocates say their work will cover issues of religious liberty, human dignity and climate change.