Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns, known as the “cardinal of the people” and one of the most active voices against Brazil’s military dictatorship, died in São Paulo on Dec. 14. • Pope Francis celebrated his 80th birthday on Dec. 17 by having breakfast with eight homeless people from different countries at Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse […]
Politics & Society
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Of Many Things
The March for Life, the annual gathering of pro-life activists, clergy and civic leaders, will take place in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27.
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Fight for Mosul Drags On While Displaced Numbers Grow
Speaking from Baghdad on Dec. 14, Kevin Hartigan, Catholic Relief Services’ regional director for the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe told America that his team was bracing for what may be unprecedented numbers of people in flight from the contested city.
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Refugee Office
Moving quickly to strengthen the Section for Refugees and Migrants in the new Vatican department for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, Pope Francis has appointed as under secretaries a Canadian Jesuit, Michael Czerny, and an Italian member of the Scalabrini Fathers, Fabio Baggio. The Vati
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Pope Francis surprises Vatican officials with frank talk of Roman Curia reform
The pope zoned in forcefully on a central aspect of the life of the Roman Curia, the papal civil service.
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Here’s what to know about all the abortion court cases on the way.
States are prohibited from placing an “undue burden” on pre-viability abortions, but may prohibit post-viability abortions.
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Who’s afraid of Donald Trump? In Mexico, a lot of people
“For Mexicans, [a Trump administration] will mean a constant fear of worsening economic and political conditions.”
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Better public transit is a national imperative
The “transportation prison” is trapping more and more people in the United States.
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The senate needs to fulfill its duty to vet the next cabinet
The constitutional process for approval of cabinet appointments has rarely seemed so crucial.
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The Vatican is looking for ‘positive signals’ from Beijing to gain trust of Chinese Catholics
The Holy See declared that it is closely monitoring what is happening to the church in China and asked for “positive signals” from Beijing.