From 1962: What grounds exist for reasonable confidence in the Council’s outcome?
Editorials
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Saint Boniface: The patron saint of D-Day
From 1944: May the English-born Saint Boniface, through his intercession with God, bring out of the battles of today the peace of tomorrow.
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Editors: The problem is not just whom we elect, but how we vote
The health of U.S. democracy demands attention to its electoral mechanics. Both candidates and voters should prioritize improving elections.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The church needs lay Catholic leaders to heal the wounds of sexual abuse
Lay Catholics are ready to lend their expertise, leadership and prayers to heal the wounds inflicted on children and the church by abusers and the leaders who failed to stop them.
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Why is the Vatican’s process for holding bishops accountable still so opaque?
Protracted and opaque processes only reinforce the fear that the church is still more invested in protecting itself than in protecting those who suffer from abuse, the editors write.
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How the apostolic preferences for the Society of Jesus guide America Media
America strives to understand and highlight the experiences of those on the margins.
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The Editors: Trump’s national emergency declaration is dangerous for democracy
Above all, Mr. Trump’s action is dangerous because it is based on fear.
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The Editors: The Green New Deal should be improved, not mocked
While it is clear that not everything in the Green New Deal is realistically achievable, what is less realistic still is to dismiss it out of hand in order to continue the pretense that climate change can be ignored.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The Editors: To prevent abuse, clericalism must be uprooted.
Today more and more women religious are speaking up and demanding that the church hold abusers to account.
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The Editors: The Vatican’s sex abuse summit is a time for decisive action
Hopes are high (perhaps too high) that the summit will bring about significant and lasting change.