The word “prostitute” labels a woman with a false identity, one that fails to take into account life circumstances and instead relies on a twisted definition of “choice.”
Politics & Society
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Explainer: Why did the Catholic Church cooperate with the Canadian government’s abuse of Indigenous children?
The discoveries of unmarked burials have left many wondering what motivated Catholics to participate in a colonial system that would be responsible for the loss and violation of thousands of Indigenous children.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Matt Malone, S.J., president and editor in chief of America Media, to step down in 2022
Matt Malone, S.J., the president and editor in chief of America Media, announced on Monday that he will step down from his roles in the fall of 2022, after leading the Jesuit publication for 10 years.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Synods and plenary councils are happening around the world. Their goal? Conversion.
In many countries, hundreds or thousands of cases of clerical sexual abuse have made the need for conversion in the church painfully obvious.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
This National Migration Week, see the humanity in those arriving at our southern border
Not only is the immigration system broken, but the conversation around it is as well. Far too frequently, we become polarized.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Liberals, Conservatives, Catholics, Indigenous? Nobody won the election in Canada.
While the Catholic Church made headlines all summer—for all the wrong reasons— it did not end up playing a crucial role in this election campaign.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
German synodal way begins with calls for the Catholic Church to ‘embrace radical change’
While some bishops have called for rapid and dramatic changes to the German church, representatives from the Vatican have underscored the need for unity and deliberation.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Facebook wants to make ‘Instagram for kids’. Christian parents should keep their kids far, far away from it.
The real promise of “digital discipleship” should not prevent Christians from engaging in honest conversations about the harms of technology, especially to children.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
After Biden raises refugee cap to 125,000, Jesuit group calls on him to accept 200,000
The Jesuit Refugee Service has encouraged Biden to raise the cap from 125,000 to 200,000 to better welcome more displaced refugees.