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Deportation to deadly countries is an evil we can avoid
Can a Catholic carry out his or her job duties in good conscience if they include the deportation of people facing imminent death in their home countries?
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Deporting my Iraqi-Christian dad would be a death sentence. That’s why I’m praying for justice.
The one thing that has been getting me and my family through this all has been the power of prayer.
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What Pope Francis’ apology would mean for Canada’s indigenous people
As an indigenous person who works for the Catholic Church, I have pondered the value of an apology to the former students of the residential schools.
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Leakers aren’t the (main) problem. Runaway classification is.
The misclassification of government documents has caught people up in phony scandals costly to them and to the public at large.
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Donald Trump’s sins are our sins, too, and impeachment won’t absolve them
Whether or not impeachment is warranted, it will not be enough to redeem this strange episode in the life of the United States.
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Theresa May’s abandonment of human rights plays into terrorists’ hands
At the end of her election campaign, the British prime minister made ominous comments about curtailing civil liberties.
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Trump’s war on the environment is a war on the young and the unborn
My son isn’t choosing the planet he will be getting. The unborn children to come certainly aren’t.
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There is no convincing argument—moral or political—against food stamps
The data and facts are clear: If you care about working families and sound economic policy, SNAP is the program for you.
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Will Trump listen to the pope’s pleas for peace? Will we?
I am praying that Pope Francis’ words have a lasting impact on the president.