“We were once leaders in petroleum and gas research; now we’re becoming leaders in green hydrogen and carbon capture. This isn’t just a technological shift; it’s a spiritual one.”
Politics & Society
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic health care leaders sound alarm on proposed Medicaid cuts
“These proposed changes threaten access to care for millions of Americans, particularly those in underserved areas, where our member systems work every day to provide quality, compassionate care.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How Pope Leo can affect American politics—in the best possible way
Leo has sought to be a uniter calling for a more peaceful world. We need leaders who remind us of what is possible, who bring out the best in us while discouraging the worst.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Spain’s Holy Week confraternities celebrate the Jubilee year in Rome
Spain’s confraternities often make headlines in the foreign press as their Holy Week processions have become a tourist attraction, demonstrating the complex reality of their fame.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Jesuit superior general reaffirms Jesuits’ availability to Pope Leo XIV
Beyond a simple affirmation of the pope’s authority, the letter by Arturo Sosa, S.J., called attention to its particular place of importance in the life of the Jesuits.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
The Trump administration fast-tracked South African refugees into the U.S. What will it mean for other suffering groups?
“I’m glad that there are people still coming through,” Zomi leader Francis Kham says, but refugee resettlement “should be extended to everyone that’s really [facing] the same discrimination.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The end of bipartisan support for global AIDS treatment: 20 years of progress is on the line
The longer PEPFAR remains hobbled, the greater the number of patients who will suffer the terrifying consequences of stopped treatment—a kind of reverse Lazarus effect.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
After Trump’s deportations, Venezuelan families struggle to bring their loved ones home from El Salvador
“My brother has never committed a crime in Venezuela or elsewhere. His only mistake has been to enter the United States as a migrant. He has been labeled as a Tren de Aragua member just because of his tattoos.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Trump, Elon Musk and the dangers of ‘god mode’ tech powers in government
DOGE is attempting to undermine a congressional check on presidential power. It is rewriting the Constitution.
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A missionary pope: What Pope Leo XIV’s years in Peru tell us about how he’ll lead the church
Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that had left thousands of people homeless.