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Politics & Society
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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Lebanon’s Christians are resilient in the wake of Israeli attacks. But how long can they hold on?
Father Dan Corrou says all Jesuit Refugee Service operations have been suspended. Many of the agency’s employees, like thousands of other residents of southern Lebanon, are fleeing toward Beirut or making plans to.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
South African bishop on ordination: No to women, yes to married men.
“If women are doing practically everything that a deacon is doing … [why] do we want to draw women into clericalism when we are having so many problems with it?”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Disappointed’ Cardinal Dolan holds out hope Harris will join Trump at the Al Smith dinner
Cardinal Dolan of New York still held out hope that the Democratic nominee could change her plans and join the event which her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, is now planning to attend.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘Vote no on both’: Arizona Catholics oppose ballot initiatives restricting immigration, expanding abortion
A number of states will vote on expanding or maintaining access to abortion this November, but voters in Arizona will also weigh in on a ballot initiative restricting immigration.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Kamala Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, annual Catholic charity event and staple for presidential nominees
Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend the Al Smith charity dinner on Oct. 17.