The hostility to immigrants enabled by yesterday’s Supreme Court decisions marks a profound moral failure in the American understanding of our national heritage.
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The editors: The unfinished work that remains for the United States of America
Americans should reject the false choice between an uncritical celebration and a despair that is blind to the country’s virtues.
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Secretary Kennedy, good health is not guaranteed by lifestyle choices. We need a fair health care system.
Prioritizing health care for the most vulnerable among us recognizes not only that we were all created equal but also that we were created to care for each other.
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Trump threatened Iran’s ‘whole civilization.’ That’s a war crime—not a just war.
On Tuesday, April 7, President Donald Trump came to the brink of committing a war crime.
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We are all in danger if we ignore the climate crisis
The moral catastrophe of the Trump administration’s reversal on climate policy is even more significant than its strategic and economic shortsightedness.
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Against Unjust and Unjustified War with Iran
The Trump administration’s reasoning not only fails to meet the criteria for military action in any formulation of just war theory or international law, it also fails the test of common sense.
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The Moral Resistance to Trump’s Politics of Rage
As the Trump administration demeans American life and liberty, immigration and pro-life activists provide a light in the darkness.
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No more funding for ICE without reform. Congress must act.
Catholic leaders, including bishops and ideally the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as a body, should join Cardinal Tobin in calling for withholding funding until reforms are enacted.
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Venezuela, Trump and the end of ‘Pax Americana’
When it comes to American foreign policy under President Trump, the only guarantee left is that there are no guarantees.
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Gen Z’s future with the Catholic Church
It is a sign of hope that more young people are fully participating in the church. But how is the church called to respond in this moment?