The bishops will elect new leaders, consider new language about Catholics engaging in politics and hear an update about sex abuse accountability procedures adopted earlier this year.
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Supreme Court decision on L.G.B.T. discrimination sets up religious liberty clash
How faith-based employers could be affected by a ruling in favor of L.G.B.T. employees remains to be seen. More than 20 states and Washington, D.C., have passed job protections for L.G.B.T. people.
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Can Elizabeth Warren’s child care proposal be considered pro-life?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has a plan for universal child care-and it is being scrutinized through a “pro-life” perspective.
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Trump administration at odds with Catholic leaders on immigration policies
The U.S.C.C.B. and Jesuit leaders have renewed their criticism of the Trump administration’s treatment of migrants.
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The weekend’s London protest is a foretaste of what comes next in the Brexit saga
Boris Johnson is trying to run out the clock and force a no-deal Brexit, writes David Stewart in his analysis of British politics. But suspending Parliament may be pushing things too far.
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Parkland survivors and U.S. bishops share same views on gun violence
The Catholic Church in the United States and the survivors of the Parkland school shooting both want to achieve the same goal: ending gun violence in this country.
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We need to stop reacting to Trump—and start responding. There’s a big difference.
We need not continue to enable the enablers of disinformation.
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A new nuclear arms race? How the U.S. withdrawing from a treaty with Russia increases the risk
Without the I.N.F. Treaty, there are no longer any limits on destabilizing intermediate-range weapons. There are also no mechanisms for verification and transparency measures or other confidence-building exchanges among military officials and nuclear arms scientists.
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Navigating grief in the age of social media
At a time when trust in traditional authorities like the church and its clergy is strikingly low, young adults and others are employing new ways to support each other when bad news or tragedy arrives.
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Robert Mueller is the man with nothing to prove
An obsession with the ‘optics’ of Robert Mueller’s testimony misses the point, writes David Dark. Watching this thoughtful and unperturbed man is a reminder of a path we are each free to take at any time.