President Biden’s new restrictions on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border have drawn criticism from Catholics who minister to immigrants and refugees.
Politics & Society
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Sudan, Haiti and Myanmar suffering continues—but not on the front page
Focus on the fate of Israel, its hostages in Gaza and the people of Gaza and south Lebanon means that little attention is being paid to other continuing crises around the world—Sudan, Haiti, Myanmar among them.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
South African women feel left off the agenda at the synod—and they’re frustrated with Pope Francis.
One South African theologian described “a deep sense of disillusionment that the church, on the one hand, is saying we need to be a synodal listening church, and has yet again taken the diaconate for women off the table.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Vance’s ‘Christ, have mercy’ moment: Pushing past polarization on gun violence
Catholics in the audience may not have been as startled by Senator Vance’s emphatic, sympathetic invocation of the second response of the Kyrie eleison.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Vance and Walz showed Americans how to politely disagree. Here are six Catholic takeaways from their debate.
The wide-ranging debate between Mr. Vance and Mr. Walz covered climate climate change, immigration, abortion, the economy and the state of democracy, among other issues.
Posted inFaith, Politics & Society
Jimmy Carter’s born-again Christian legacy
To know Jimmy Carter is to witness his lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Election season violence reminds us: We need both vigilance and calm
The challenge for Americans in a turbulent, anxiety-producing and, at times, dangerous world is to remain vigilant while keeping despair at bay.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis addresses war in the Middle East, sexual abuse and abortion on plane home from Belgium
Pope Francis answered questions on Israel, sexual abuse, the role of women in society and abortion.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Kamala Harris should reconsider her decision to skip the Catholic Charities Al Smith dinner
Not attending is a missed opportunity both for the Harris-Walz campaign and our country.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Did Israel’s pager attack break international law? Two military ethics experts weigh in
Dr. Maryann Cusimano Love and Dr. Richard Love explore the legal and ethical issues behind the recent pager explosions in Lebanon.