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Politics & Society
Posted inDispatches, Faith
After the California fires, the Diocese of Santa Rosa finds community among the ruins
Upward of 3,000 buildings have been destroyed just in Santa Rosa, a city of 175,000 people.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The atheist’s case against abortion: respect for human rights
Millennials in the “pro-life generation” are not interested in a culture war, but simply want to save preborn children and their mothers from the tragedy of abortion.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
What type of gun control does the U.S. need?
Although respondents to America’s survey had different priorities with regard to gun control, an overwhelming majority of 88 percent called gun control a pro-life issue.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Three questions Catholics should ask themselves about immigration
This week’s guest is Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu, a contributing writer for America and professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Her latest piece for America is titled: “A 3-question examination of conscience on immigration that all Catholics need to do.” Prof. Gonzalez-Andrieu told America about her first hand-experience working with undocumented students at […]
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As scandals proliferate, South African bishops seek an anti-corruption court
The bishops “urge constitutional experts and the law reform commission to guide the nation on the feasibility of establishing an anti-corruption court, with specialized prosecutors, that would ensure speedy and efficient disposal of corruption cases and financial crimes.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Myanmar army killed at least hundreds of Rohingya, according to Amnesty International report:
The witnesses repeatedly described an insignia on their attackers’ uniforms that matched one worn by troops from Myanmar’s Western Command
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Pope Francis condemns terrorist attack in Somalia that killed more than 300
Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left hundreds dead and countless wounded in one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s history.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
A 3-question examination of conscience on immigration that all Catholics need to do
Catholics are called to act and to equip ourselves with truth-telling tools to transform the polemics of immigration into a grace-filled response to human suffering.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As a prison sentence looms, a Hong Kong democracy activist remains steadfast
“I believe it’s essential for some people to go to jail for the sake of democracy. It will in the end strengthen the movement.”