When people face incurable illness, fear of the unknown is a major force that can drive their thinking. The task of physicians is to help calm people and correct their misunderstandings.
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Pope Leo warned about fake news. President Trump just showed us a worst-case scenario.
President Trump offered a vibrant demonstration of the kind of worst-case scenario Pope Leo may have had in mind about the collapse of critical thinking.
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Trump’s migration policy isn’t just a constitutional violation—it’s a biblical one
Our country is not only in a constitutional crisis; we are in a biblical crisis.
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Leo XIV: An American pope for the end of American empire?
Pope Leo I helped to ensure that Catholicism would outlast the Roman Empire. His name is a reminder that our faith rises above contemporary politics and temporal authority.
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How Pope Leo can affect American politics—in the best possible way
Leo has sought to be a uniter calling for a more peaceful world. We need leaders who remind us of what is possible, who bring out the best in us while discouraging the worst.
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The end of bipartisan support for global AIDS treatment: 20 years of progress is on the line
The longer PEPFAR remains hobbled, the greater the number of patients who will suffer the terrifying consequences of stopped treatment—a kind of reverse Lazarus effect.
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Pope Leo XIV can bring Catholic social teaching into the A.I. age
In these early days of the A.I. revolution, a lesson from the first Industrial Revolution holds firm. Catholic social teaching instructs us to look beyond machinery to people.
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Trump, Elon Musk and the dangers of ‘god mode’ tech powers in government
DOGE is attempting to undermine a congressional check on presidential power. It is rewriting the Constitution.
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Pope Leo XIV faces a difficult challenge on migration. He might be up to the task.
An early signal that Leo XIV will build upon Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants could show that the church’s efforts are not tied to one pope but to 2,000 years of Catholic teaching.
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A sexual abuse survivor on Lourdes’ decision to cover Rupnik mosaics
The contrasting decisions regarding Marko Rupnik’s artwork at Fátima and Lourdes reveal much about the church’s commitment to those who have been harmed.