The disagreements we have in the Catholic Church in the United States around the Eucharist are largely about discipline, not doctrine.
The Editors
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Lessons out of Afghanistan: Democracy cannot be exported by force—no matter what the ‘experts’ say.
Any exit from Afghanistan was bound to be fraught. That does not reduce our responsibility to assess the Biden administration’s missteps.
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Is just war theory relevant to today’s world conflicts?
How should the church go about updating tradition and articulating a more realistic framework?
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Editorial: How you see the sexual abuse crisis
The Catholic Church still has a trust problem, as shown by the results of a comprehensive survey of U.S. Catholics commissioned by America Media.
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The Catholic Church must come clean—completely—about what it did to Native Americans
Forgiveness and healing can begin only after the most difficult part is addressed: confronting the past, speaking the truth, revealing the worst.
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Don’t let the plight of Palestinians fall out of the headlines (again)
The United States has dithered on establishing any policy to help bring an end to a conflict now in its eighth decade.
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The Editors: Refugee resettlement has a political cost. It is still worth paying.
Though an about-face by the Biden administration brought welcome news to advocates for refugee resettlement, the process raised concerns about the political calculus at work.
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The Editors: Is it time for the U.S. to hold a plenary council?
What if we followed the example of the bishops of Germany, Australia, Ireland and elsewhere and called for a regional gathering of Catholics—from all corners of the local church—to discuss the flaws and future of evangelization?
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The Editors: Our long Lent is far from over—but signs of Easter are everywhere
Easter reminds the faithful of our obligation to maintain hope in the darkest of times.
Posted inPolitics & Society, What Coronavirus Taught Us
What Coronavirus Taught Us
Spiritual well-being. Parish life. The Economy. Mental Health. Catholic Colleges. Hard lessons from the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.