Life expectancy has dropped in the U.S. for two consecutive years. Guns, drugs and car accidents are deadlier here than in peer nations.
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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South Korean Bishop urges Trump to reconsider North Korean strategy
Bishop Kang believes the upcoming Winter Olympics in Korea and the surprise decision of officials in the North to allow North Korean athletes to participate offers a small opening for progress.
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Kevin Clarke reports from the march for Padre Melo
Kevin Clarke, chief correspondent for America, interviews activist José Artiga at the march in support of Padre Melo.
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Police violence and intimidation stifle Hernández protests in northern Honduras
Many who may have been considering demonstrating against the Hernández government have been sufficiently intimidated into inaction this week.
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Honduran religious leaders, amid fear of violent suppression, protest upcoming inauguration
Outrage is overflowing onto the streets in many Honduran communities.
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Infographic: Tuition trends and Catholic college facts
Half of all students at Catholic colleges identify as Catholic, and 62 percent of all students are women.
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Catholic hospitals will continue treating LGBT patients under Trump’s new guidelines
Transgender patients “need to know they are welcome and they will not be looked down upon” if they come to Catholic institutions seeking treatment, says Sister Carol Keehan.
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New Trump refugee policies could close more than 20 Catholic Charities resettlement offices
As many as 17 to 23 Catholic Charities offices around the country are now confronting the end of programs that have been successfully assimilating thousands of refugees into U.S. society for decades
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U.S. bishops ask Trump to reconsider GOP tax plan as it heads to White House
“We ask that [the president] take into account the full consequences of its provisions and work with Congress to remedy them before signing a tax bill into law.”
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Cardinal Bernard Law, the face of the church’s failure on child sexual abuse, dies at 86
As a younger man Law was hailed for his courageous positions on desegregation and civil rights, but his legacy is marred by the sexual abuse crisis.