The Texas Heartbeat Act is an extraordinary departure from legal norms. The law empowers “any person,” other than a government official, to sue everyone involved in performing an abortion after the detection of fetal “cardiac activity.”
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Explainer: The story behind Pope Francis’ beef with EWTN
How did a Catholic TV station known for its prayer programs get involved in broadcasting attacks on the pope that he felt compelled to publicly denounce as “the work of the devil”?
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Horrified by images of Border Patrol abusing Haitian migrants? Blame decades of dangerous immigration policy
With the likelihood that migration to the U.S. border will only increase in the near term, U.S. officials need to shore up existing structures and create new ones.
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Early Takeaways: Pope Francis on Biden, Bishops, Abortion and Communion
The hosts of “Jesuitical,” Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis, discuss Pope Francis’ advice to bishops deciding whether or not to deny Communion to politicians who support abortion.
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Is Joe Biden repeating the mistakes of the past in Afghanistan? Catholic commentators weigh in.
The withdrawal of U.S. troops is not an end, but instead represents a new chapter in our entanglement with the Taliban in Afghanistan, agree several experts contacted by America magazine.
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Twenty years of war: America magazine’s coverage of Afghanistan
Twenty years after U.S. military action in Afghanistan began, a look back at America’s coverage of our nation’s longest war.
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Afghanistan, Vietnam and the American legacy of lies
Our invasions of Afghanistan and Vietnam may have different beginnings, but their ends show that we are capable of repeating basic mistakes, writes Ryan Di Corpo.
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Tabloids, scandal and spying: The U.S. Catholic Church has hit a new, dangerous low point.
Rare is the story that manages to be so depressing in so many ways. A recent report about a Catholic priest allegedly using an app for sexual activity is one of them.
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Pope Francis to business leaders: Don’t hide your money in tax havens. Invest in real people instead.
The pope said business leaders should shift their focus to production, creating jobs and “investing in the common good, not hiding money in tax havens.”
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In Central America, Kamala Harris ignored our best hope: Catholic bishops
The bishops could be the Biden administration’s strongest allies in the region in alleviating the problems that force people to try to reach the United States.