President Trump seemed to acknowledge the problematic beginning of his relationship with President López Obrador when he said their friendship developed “against all odds.”
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The history behind the SCOTUS ruling on funding religious schools: Blaine Amendments
Could the ruling really mark the end of Blaine amendments?
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President Trump tweeted about Archbishop Viganò. So, who is he?
The views put forth by Archbishop Viganò in his letter to the president are far outside the mainstream of U.S. and global Catholicism.
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On Fox News, Cardinal Dolan praises Trump’s sensitivity to ‘feelings of the religious community’
The cardinal’s appearance on Fox News follows a weekend during which he praised the president on a conference call with Catholic leaders hosted by the White House.
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Overwhelmed by coronavirus, Catholic hospitals ask for more government assistance
“Some of our individual hospitals are experiencing losses upwards of $1 million to $2 million [per] day, while some of our health systems are reporting revenue losses in the range of $200-$600 million per month.”
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Facing the fear: How Covid-19 and H.I.V./AIDS responses compare
Medically, the afflictions are quite different, and AIDS in the early days appears to have been much deadlier than Covid-19 today. Socially, the stigma that affected early cases of H.I.V. and AIDS is largely absent today.
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Coronavirus: News, Reflections, Analysis. What you need to know.
The latest news and analysis on the spread of and response to coronavirus.
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Biden gets a bump in Trump Country, and 8 takeaways from the Michigan primary
Joe Biden’s victory in the Michigan primary is raising hopes he can rebuild the “blue wall,” but Robert David Sullivan writes that a Democratic coalition may not be easy to assemble this fall.
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Entrepreneurs and pro-life voters: A closer look at Latinos who support Trump
About one-fourth of U.S. Latino voters strongly support President Trump. The positive direction of the economy is a major reason for their approval, writes J.D. Long-García.
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Joe Biden turns back the clock, and 6 other takeaways from Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday voters were not keen on a contested convention, writes Robert David Sullivan, and Sanders fumbled his opportunity to unite the Democratic Party.