On this week’s episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac are joined by America magazine’s editor in chief, Sam Sawyer, S.J., to discuss the results of the 2024 presidential election.
Politics & Society
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The first Jesuit pope makes his first visit to the Gregorian, the university founded by St. Ignatius
History was made on Nov. 5, when Francis, the first Jesuit pope, visited the Gregorian University, the oldest and largest pontifical university in Rome, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1551.
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Vatican responds to Donald Trump’s election: ‘We wish him much wisdom.’
“We wish him much wisdom,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said about Donald J. Trump, the day after he was elected as the 47th president of the United States of America.
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
What happens now: Hope and resistance after the election
“Reminders to “be kind,” or the hope for a quiet life with just enough creature comforts and just enough distraction are understandable. But they are simply not enough.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
The Holy Land’s Christian leaders speak out against humanitarian disaster in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank
Joseph Hazboun, CNEWA’s regional director in Jerusalem, described expanding difficulties for the Christian Arab community on the West Bank but added that nothing, of course, compared to the complete humanitarian breakdown being experienced in Gaza.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The day after Trump’s victory: searching for mercy, justice and God’s providence
This election highlights the deep divisions in American society. But perhaps the strange working of mercy and providence is evident even there, keeping us attentive to the need for conversion and reconciliation.
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Voters in 3 states reject abortion ballot measures, defying trend around country
Voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota Nov. 5 rejected amendments to their state constitutions that would have codified abortion as a right.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Trump courted white Catholics—and they helped him win the White House again
Donald J. Trump’s decisive Electoral College win was achieved in part by a strong show of support from white Catholic voters, a demographic group that his campaign specifically targeted.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Donald Trump won: 5 Catholic takeaways
What a second Trump presidency might mean for immigration, abortion, climate change and more.
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Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States
Robert Schmuhl of the University of Notre Dame said Trump’s “message about illegal immigration and the state of the economy resonated with working-class voters, particularly Hispanic and Black males.”