The Republican Party has steadily devalued the meaning of “unconstitutional” in its defense of Donald Trump, writes Sam Sawyer, S.J., undermining the best legal argument of the pro-life movement.
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Joe Biden quoted Augustine in his inaugural address. What would the saint think of our politics?
The full context of Augustine’s line is perhaps not as rosy as Joe Biden might have suggested.
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What makes an effective inaugural address? Advice for Joe Biden from an Obama speechwriter.
Joe Biden will deliver his inaugural address just two weeks after an ‘unprecedented attack on our democracy,’ says former White House speechwriter Terry Szuplat. We can expect a call for unity—and accountability.
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Samantha Power, Joe Biden’s pick to head up humanitarian aid, is a fan of Pope Francis and Dorothy Day
Ms. Power, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and human rights advocate, served as a co-chair of Mr. Biden’s Catholic outreach group.
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The Top Five U.S. Catholic Newsmakers of 2020
Who were some of the U.S. Catholics who were regularly in the news this past year?
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Joe Biden quoted the Prayer of St. Francis last night. But did the beloved saint actually write it?
Joe Biden’s Catholic faith was on full display as he quoted a prayer cherished by many Catholics: “Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is darkness, light.”
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Trump and Pope Francis didn’t see eye to eye. Can Joe Biden find common ground with the Vatican?
There is much on which a Biden administration and the Holy See can collaborate.
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Why is Darth Vader in the Vatican’s Nativity scene?
The Vatican unveiled its official Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square on Friday evening, surprising some with its depiction of an astronaut and another figure wearing a Darth Vader-esque helmet coming to adore the Christ child.
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American democracy is in crisis. Do we have what it takes to save it?
The American myth today faces existential challenges that no longer only come from the fringes.
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On 40th anniversary of their killing, missionaries of El Salvador remembered for their political witness as much as their faith
Biographer Eileen Markey said that the four women were very aware that their work could put them in harm’s way.