How much of Indonesia is Catholic? Is Christianity on the rise? Why is Pope Francis visiting? Here’s what you need to know.
Politics & Society
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Heat will drive the next wave of migrants. Pope Francis thinks it’s a grave sin to ignore their plight.
Migration has been a defining reality of the human experience; that is not going to change because of 19th-century innovations like national borders.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘Irish Patriots’ and Ulster loyalists find a shared scapegoat in Northern Ireland: Immigrants
Loyalist paramilitaries played a central role in organizing the unrest in Belfast, but it was a surprise on both sides of the northern Irish border when they were joined by self-proclaimed “Irish patriots” from the Republic of Ireland.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
JD Vance confirms Trump would veto a national abortion ban passed by Congress
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Aug. 25, JD Vance said his running mate would “absolutely commit” to not imposing a federal abortion ban.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What I would ask Kamala Harris if she agreed to an interview
As a Catholic journalist, here’s what I would want to ask Vice President Kamala Harris.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Kamala Harris is running a campaign of joy. As a Catholic woman, I’m feeling it.
Vengeance and grievance are nihilistic motivators. We need to ground ourselves in joy and gratitude if we are to promote unity and peace.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Democrats’ abortion strategy: Seek converts or punish heretics?
The abortion issue is emblematic of a larger problem within the Democratic Party—an obsession with ideological purity that has proven to be both counterproductive and divisive.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The future of Catholic politics after Joe Biden
For many Catholic Democrats, President Biden is the zenith of public faith. For many Catholic Republicans, he represents a betrayal of the Gospel. The truth is somewhere in between, and that is OK.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Immigration and Catholic social teaching: how Trump and Harris’s platforms stack up
The difference between the GOP and Democratic party platforms is acute on the hot-button topic of immigration, an issue on which the U.S. bishops have weighed in consistently over the last 20 years.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
JD Vance accusing Tim Walz of ‘stolen valor’ does a disservice to veterans
JD Vance should publicly retract his comment about Mr. Walz “abandoning his unit” lest it lend credence to false guilt felt by many of our military veterans.