It is too late for Louis C.K. to be the model of male feminism. It is not too late for him to be a model of contrition.
Politics & Society
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Our enforcement-only immigration policy is torturing our brothers and sisters
An undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy is not a threat to U.S. national security.
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Lebanese Catholic prelates urge world leaders to stop Middle East wars
Catholic leaders in Lebanon urged the international community to stop wars and bring peace to the Middle East.
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Pope Francis warns nuclear deterrence offers only a false sense of security
“International relations cannot be held captive to military force, mutual intimidation and the parading of stockpiles of arms,” Pope Francis said.
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Texas shooting a reminder to some that churches should be more secure
On the same day as the Texas church shooting when 26 people were killed and more than 20 were wounded, another shooting already had taken place in the parking lot of a Catholic church in Fresno, California.
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Worsening natural disasters prompt greater awareness of climate change
Responding to the string of extreme weather events has been a challenge for the society in the affected communities and the society overall.
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U.S. Bishops: “unconscionable” tax bill raises taxes on the poor to pay for cuts for the wealthy
The bishops said the tax proposal “appears to be the first federal income tax modification in American history that will raise income taxes on the working poor while simultaneously providing a large tax cut to the wealthy.”
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Catholics who voted for Trump and love Pope Francis want real change.
This week’s guest is Father Jim McDermott, a Jesuit, screenwriter and America’s Los Angeles Correspondent. His latest piece is “Meet these Catholics who voted for Trump and love Pope Francis” Over 50 percent of U.S. Catholics voted for President Trump and about 80 to 90 percent like Pope Francis. Meeting Catholics who voted for Trump […]
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World leaders are meeting at the Vatican to discuss nuclear weapons. Here’s why.
A Vatican conference represents the beginning of a coordination of Catholic universities, institutions and bishops’s conferences on this issue.
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Paul Ryan defends eliminating the adoption tax credit in G.O.P. tax bill
“This is such a pro-family bill.”