Our civic duty requires us to rise above partisan and sectional interests and to act to preserve the constitutional order.
The Editors
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The Editors: We need to take the threat of nuclear arms more seriously
Why we need to uphold our arms control agreement with Russia and take the existential threat of nuclear weapons more seriously.
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The Editors: The impeachment process shows why we need to clarify executive privilege
Why we need legislation to clarify the scope of executive privilege and to establish a streamlined legal process to resolve such claims.
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Trump’s attacks on public servants undermine the Constitution—and his own office.
President Trump has raised the stakes in the impeachment drama by questioning the integrity and motives of civil servants who have chosen to testify at the congressional hearings.
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World AIDS Day and the premiere of ‘Plague’
“Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church,” an ambitious podcast created and hosted by America’s national correspondent, Michael J. O’Loughlin, premiers Dec. 1.
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What church and civic leaders can and must do to fight anti-Semitism
Hate crimes, particularly directed at the Jewish community, are stubbornly persistent both worldwide and in the United States, the editors write.
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The Editors: Evangelization, polarization and accountability among the most pressing issues for the U.S. church
As the U.S. bishops begin their meetings with Pope Francis, held every five years, here are some of the topics that need to be discussed.
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The Editors: The culture wars won’t stop the rise of the religiously unaffiliated
The Pew Research Center recently declared that so-called nones, or the religiously unaffiliated, make up 26 percent of the U.S. population, up from 17 percent only a decade ago.
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The Editors: Unity and hope from the Amazon synod must speak louder than fear
One of the most significant questions we now face in the church is how to commit to the path of “synodal conversion,” overcoming fear and distrust.
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The Editors: Trump has betrayed the Kurds—and hurt U.S. credibility abroad
Mr. Trump’s turnabout is bad for the Kurds, bad for the campaign against ISIS and bad for whatever still remains of the nation’s international credibility.