President Emmanuel Macron scandalized secularists by praising Catholic contributions to French public life, but he has yet to work toward religious liberty.
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The U.S. has interfered enough in Syria
The U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria are a show of force that will accomplish nothing in a country that has seen nothing but war for seven years.
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Peace in Syria is impossible without U.S. military intervention
If the U.S. does not take this opportunity to strike the Assad regime, the lesson to every dictator will be that they can get away with any atrocity that keeps them in power.
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Pope Francis turns the corner on the abuse scandal
What makes the Barros case so important is that if the pope removes him from office, it will be the first time a Catholic prelate has been explicitly cashiered because he covered up abuse by others.
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Life without parole is no moral alternative to the death penalty
Incarceration serves four purposes: deterrence, incapacitation, retribution and rehabilitation. Life without parole is not necessary for any of them.
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More U.S. bombs in Syria will help no one
Will bombing or putting American “boots on the ground” bring peace to Syria?
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What does it mean to be holy? For Pope Francis, it’s personal, but not done alone.
The call to holiness is at once personal and communal—pushing us to actively build the kingdom of God.
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Why should Catholics care about Trump’s tariff war? American farmers.
All those who eat are called to care about the plight of those whose work produced the eating.
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The trouble with being the ‘only Latino in the room’
A lack of diversity on cable news means that white men get to disagree with each other, but Latinos are mistakenly thought to have one viewpoint.
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Washington needs to abandon the wall and focus on Dreamers
If our elected officials truly want to address immigration, they will abandon the politics of the wall and focus on real solutions, such as a clean Dream Act.