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FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The pope is an Argentinian concerned for his fatherland and for his people. He loves the Argentinians very much.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
Of the 7,000 asylum cases that have been completed in the El Paso sector since the policy was implemented, only 15 individuals received asylum—a denial rate of more than 99 percent.
A Shiite Muslim girl points at a portrait of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. attack, during a protest against the United States in Mumbai, India, on Jan. 9. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Margot Patterson
The long-term objective of the Trump administration’s campaign against Iran is unclear, writes Margot Patterson, raising comparisons to U.S. failures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Nicholas D. Sawicki
And what the editors of America magazine had to say about Blaine amendments
Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray holds banners as he stands outside Parliament in London on Jan. 30, 2020. Although Britain formally leaves the European Union on Jan. 31, little will change until the end of the year. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Stewart
As a moment approaches that is certainly historically massive, one of great triumph or crushing disaster according to your Brexit leaning, Britons are winding ourselves up over a clockwork bell and getting into a flap about a flag.
FaithNews
Lise Alves - Catholic News Service
Catholics who work in the Amazon say members of small, isolated villages believe the church could be more present in their lives if it allowed the ordination of married men.
Politics & SocietyNews
Andy Telli - Catholic News Service
After 142 years, the Knights of Columbus is pulling down a veil of secrecy that has surrounded its initiation ceremonies in an effort to better showcase the order's core principles and its drive to help Catholic men become disciples.
FaithNews
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
"Dorothy taught me to pay attention and feel the sufferings of others," said Martha Hennessy, one of Day's granddaughters.
FaithNews
Maria Wiering - Catholic News Service
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and his staff have been deeply involved in the efforts of the archdiocese to improve its policies, procedures and practices around protecting children from sexual abuse during the past four years.
FaithFaith in Focus
Anonymous
Being able to experience God through prayer has changed my life. I have learned to respond with love instead of lashing back; I have learned my worth and strength; I have learned to not allow negativity back into my life.
Politics & SocietyNews
Joseph Krauss - Associated Press
The peace plan would leave most of annexed east Jerusalem, including its Old City and holy sites, under Israeli control while allowing the Palestinians to establish a capital on the outskirts of the city outside Israel's separation barrier.
A warning sign marks one of the areas on the Falkland Islands not cleared of mines planted during the war with Great Britain  in 1982. (iStock/Gannet77)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John William Davis
Active land mines from as long ago as World War I are still buried in thousands of places, writes John William Davis, and some nations cannot afford to remove them safely.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
We use the word “God” to speak of that which is much too great for us to seek and to find. We cannot search for God to satisfy our curiosity. God must find us, or we are lost.
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
The church leaders said Trump's plan endorses "almost all" the demands and the political agenda of the Israelis while ignoring the demands of the Palestinian side.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The university argued in December 2018 that the National Labor Relations Act, when read in light of the religious freedom clause of the First Amendment, does not authorize the labor board to exercise jurisdiction in this matter.
Politics & SocietyNews
Sydney Clark - Catholic News Service
Purvis emphasized that relationship-building is fundamental since the pro-life movement deals with heavy-hitting topics.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we look at how Francis has changed the role of papal secretary and discuss Father Gonzalo Aemilius, the pope’s new personal secretary, who is known for his work with street children and drug addicts in his native Uruguay.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Pro-life Democrats “probably” support “90 percent of the policies that our party stands for, but we can’t continue to support a party that gets more and more extreme on abortion and ignores human rights in the womb.”
Politics & SocietyNews
Ryan Di Corpo
Catholic Charities USA condemned the decision, calling it “harsh and unnecessary.”
Secondary school students get to work in September at the Matteo Ricci school in Brussels. Photo courtesy of Matteo Ricci.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Melissa Vida
Jesuits in Belgium wanted to launch a new school that would reach less-affluent communities, but they were also keenly interested in connecting with “people from different cultural and religious backgrounds.”