The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy is at odds with church teaching and Pope Leo’s priorities on the transatlantic alliance, climate change, immigration, arms production, nuclear weapons and more.
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem brings hope and help to West Bank Christians
Economic and political conditions for West Bank Christians have grown dire, but Holy Family Hospital remains a beacon of hope and faith.
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Archbishop Broglio urges end to Trump administration’s Venezuela strikes
“I call on our Nation’s leaders, legislators, and those specifically charged to direct our Armed Forces to respect the consciences of those who raise their right hands to defend and protect the Constitution by not asking them to engage in immoral actions,” Archbishop Broglio said.
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Would my faith be enough to save me?
A Reflection for Friday of the First Week of Advent, by Kevin Clarke
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We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the will to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
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The government shutdown has ended. But America’s hunger crisis continues.
With food insecurity on the rise across the country, SNAP became a political football during the federal shutdown as President Trump saw the program as leverage against Senate Democrats.
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More immigrants are dying in ICE detention
An effort to dehumanize immigrant people has contributed to federal indifference as the death toll among ICE detainees spikes this year.
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What it actually means to live as Christians
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke
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Archbishop Wenski says Trump should ‘take a victory lap’ on border control and ‘pivot’ from mass deportation
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says immigration is not a threat, but an opportunity, calling for Trump to pivot away from his mass deportation plans.
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Catholic Relief Services is on the ground in Gaza as humanitarian surge begins
Winter shelters and clean water will be top priorities for Catholic Relief Services as massive humanitarian effort begins in Gaza.