The church has come forth with a substantial public report that admits failure and injustice.
The Editors
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Joe Biden has a mandate: to heal our wounded and divided nation
This is a victory for the entire country, and the men and women who won office must now govern for the entire country.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
The Top 3 Reasons that Catholics will Vote for Trump or Biden
Nov. 3 is just days away, and we have one last chance to take stock of the “Catholic case” for each of the two major candidates.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Editorial: ‘Fratelli Tutti’ challenges the American way of life. Are we listening?
Francis reminds us that it is always people who suffer from these injustices: the poor, the disabled, women, racial minorities, migrants, refugees, the elderly, prisoners, the unborn, the lonely.
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The Editors: Abortion is the real reason the Supreme Court is broken.
This nomination battle will be as contentious as any in history because it is the final payoff of the gamble large parts of the pro-life movement made in supporting Mr. Trump.
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America magazine: Donald Trump is a unique threat to the Constitution
President Trump has undermined the constitutional order to a degree unprecedented in modern U.S. history, which prompts the editors of this review to register this unprecedented warning.
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The Editors: In our divided nation, Christians can be models of unity
The church can be an instrument of reunion, bringing together the voices of individual citizens and ushering a Christian sense of unity into the public square.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: The U.S. mail offers a safe, simple way to vote in a pandemic
We need the patience to let election officials do their jobs by checking ballots.
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Editorial: The Supreme Court can’t solve all our moral disputes. It shouldn’t try.
The court is functioning less as a judicial body than as a relief valve for legislative dysfunction and executive overreach.
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The pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests have shown that Americans still care about the common good. Do our civic leaders?
If the pandemic and the swell of protests have shown that Americans are still capable of heeding the call of their better angels, it has also exposed the flaws and deficiencies of our political leadership.