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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, is greeted by supporters as she arrives to a presidential primary election night rally, Tuesday in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Democrats should resist the temptation to seek a comeuppance for “angry white guys” this November.
Robert Kennedy appears before the Platform Committee in 1964 (Wikimedia Commons).
Vantage Point
Donald Campion
Forty-eight years ago today, thousands of Americans endured 80-degree heat and six-hour waits to pay their respects to the late Robert Kennedy in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Professor Mat Schmalz (photo provided)
In All Things
Sean Salai
Q&A with Mathew N. Schmalz, author of ‘Mercy Matters’
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
Bishop Soto says in an election year pastors must bring ‘good moral reasoning to the issues of the day.’
In All Things
Margot Patterson
If the murders at the Charleston church reflect the dark power of racism in our society, the legal proceedings reflect the senseless costs of our system of justice.
Pope Francis Homilies
Pope Francis
Christians, he said, must be salt and light, but never self-serving.
Archbishop Christophe Pierre and Matt Malone, S.J.
Signs Of the Times
Kevin Clarke
Archbishop Christophe Pierre suggests he is not interested in engaging in a cultural battle when he begins his new assignment.
News
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The nomination came two days after Francis laid out the legal procedures to oust a bishop for negligence.
Vladimir Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
In just a few days I have developed a deeper understanding of these millions of people whom we thought we knew.
Edward Kennedy speaks at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. (Image from YouTube video, uploaded by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
The liberal lion is now remembered for his speech rather than his snub of Carter.
Pope Francis Homilies
Pope Francis
He described them as the roadmap for Christian life.
Dispatches
Kevin Clarke
If Kenya moves forward on its repatriation plans, what can returning Somalis expect to confront in their home country?
In this Feb. 26, 1964 file photo, Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) uses a variety of bobbing and weaving to stay clear of the left arm of Sonny Liston in their title fight in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo)
In All Things
Joseph McAuley
Despite all his witticisms and glib poetry, he was sincere in his spiritual quest for meaning.
Pope Francis, with Monsignor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo at right, signs a declaration during a two-day Vatican summit of judges and magistrates against human trafficking and organized crime. The summit began on June 3. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
News
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis and criminal-justice officials declare prostitution, forced labor and organ trafficking as “Crimes against Humanity.”
The Good Word
Terrance Klein
Read the signpost in a Gospel key: love is stronger than death.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally on June 2 in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Anti-government populism threatens the norms of a democracy.
News
Gerard O’Connell
The decree makes it possible to remove diocesan bishops for neglecting to protect children and vulnerable adults from sexual abuse.
Judging Wising. Pope Francis addresses Vatican summit on combating human trafficking. Photo courtesy of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
“There is no valid punishment without [offering] hope.”
Say it ain't so, Steve! Photo: Jesus Saiz/Marvel Entertainment
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
The bigger lesson is the amount of free-floating frustration that’s out there in the world right now.
Women working in a brick kiln in India © ILO/ Joydeep Mukherjee
News
Biswajeet Banerjee - Associated PressAshok Sharma - Associated Press
The South Asian democracy topped a global slavery index counting 18.35 million modern slaves—or 40 percent of a global total of 45.8 million.