Remembering John L. Allen Jr., the legendary Vatican reporter who died this week at age 61 after a long battle with cancer
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Vatican expert John Allen shaped a generation of Catholic reporters
John L. Allen Jr., the fastidious American journalist who demystified Vatican affairs for English speakers for decades, died today after a three-year battle with stomach cancer. He had just turned 61.
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Catholic Charities president: How service can become a habit
The government shutdown led to increased awareness about the unacceptable level of hunger in America. That awareness has led to action.
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R.I.P. Paul Tagliabue: the commissioner who brought Catholic values to the NFL
While Paul Tagliabue, who died on Sunday, is remembered for his long and successful tenure as commissioner of the NFL, he was also a devoted philanthropist whose causes included Jesuit education and L.G.B.T.Q. ministry in the church.
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What we’ve lost by abandoning international aid
Millions of “the least of our sisters and brothers” will now suffer because of what we fail to do. Our indifference, when we can make a difference, betrays everything we hold most dear.
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Bishop Perry on on voting rights and the Catholic Church’s call to justice
As the Supreme Court revisits the Voting Rights Act, we remember that the journey to that decision was long and hard. Black Americans labored tirelessly for civil rights, including the right to vote—a right that had been systematically denied.
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Catholic Medical Mission Board’s leader on challenges facing nonprofits today
Nonprofit leaders are operating in a world turned upside down, but we can stay true to the call of the Gospel to serve others.
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RIP Edward A. Reese, S.J.: My brother, a fellow Jesuit and a champion of poor and minority students
Eddie used to refer to me as the “famous Father Reese” because I was often quoted in the media, but in San Jose, Phoenix and San Francisco he was known to thousands of people as a giant in Jesuit education and a friend.
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Congressman Tom Suozzi: How to let our better impulses drive American politics
When anyone gets hit, their natural inclination is to punch back, and in Washington these days, that instinct dominates the culture.
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Pope Leo and valuing the work of women in the church
Pope Francis honored women’s contributions to the life of the church. I trust Pope Leo XIV to do the same.