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News, Politics & Society

Are pro-life Americans welcome in the Democratic Party? Depends who you ask.

by Michael J. O’Loughlin and Kevin Clarke April 24, 2017

A rally hosted by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont for a Nebraska Democrat prompted a flurry of questions about the party’s pro-choice orthodoxy.

Pope Francis kisses the foot of a refugee during Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Center for Asylum Seekers in Castelnuovo di Porto, about 15 miles north of Rome in March 2016. The pope washed and kissed the feet of refugees, including Muslims, Hindus and Copts. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, handout)

Pope Francis visits high-security prison on Holy Thursday

by Michael J. O’Loughlin April 13, 2017

It is the third Holy Thursday that Francis has spent at a detention center, part of his longstanding emphasis on ministering to prisoners.

Master of the Bigallo Crucifix. Crucifix, 1230/1240. The Art Institute of Chicago, A. A. Munger Collection.

Art, Arts & Culture

New Chicago art exhibit seeks to capture Catholic life in Middle Ages Europe

by Michael J. O’Loughlin April 12, 2017

War and religion are the subjects of a new permanent exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Wilton Gregory in 2012 (CNS photo/ Michael Alexander, Georgia Bulletin)

Atlanta archbishop says clericalism continues to hinder sex abuse reforms

by Michael J. O’Loughlin April 11, 2017

“It is the ugly face of clericalism that unfortunately still has too much influence in our church,” Archbishop Gregory said.

Hillary Clinton speaks at last October's Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Dispatches, Politics & Society

New data suggest Clinton, not Trump, won Catholic vote

by Michael J. O’Loughlin April 6, 2017

Clinton may have narrowly won the Catholic vote, but there were huge differences between Hispanics and non-Hispanics.

Cardinal Blase Cupich announces the creation of a new anti-violence initiative in Chicago on April 4.

Dispatches, Politics & Society

Cardinal Cupich launches anti-violence program in Chicago with Pope Francis’ support

by Michael J. O’Loughlin April 4, 2017

In a letter to Chicago’s young people, Pope Francis says to follow the example of Martin Luther King Jr.

President Trump's reversal on climate change has been criticized in Rome.

News, Politics & Society

Vatican and U.S. church leaders urge Trump to reconsider environmental rollback

by Michael J. O’Loughlin March 30, 2017

One of the pope’s senior advisers urged Mr. Trump to listen to “dissenting” voices when it comes to the environment.

Able Putu, a homeless man in a wheelchair, eats a meal on a Washington street March 8 prepared by volunteers of the St. Maria's meals program run by Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities agencies across the United States could face huge budget holes in other areas should Congress approve the president’s proposed budget. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Catholic Charities across the U.S. could face huge cuts if Trump’s budget is passed

by Michael J. O’Loughlin March 29, 2017

Catholic Charities agencies across the United States could face huge budget holes should Congress approve the president’s proposed budget.

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News, Politics & Society

Catholic health leader calls Obamacare replacement disastrous for pro-life causes

by Michael J. O’Loughlin March 24, 2017

“This bill is catastrophic for Catholic social teaching and particularly for the people who we’re called to serve,” Sister Carol Keehan said.