In places like Compton and East L.A., Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated as a symbol of hope and protection. She is the protector of the unborn, the oppressed and the immigrants.
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Father James Martin: Don’t celebrate murder
Perhaps even more shocking than the brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Brian Thompson was the response in some places to this crime: celebration, lionization and valorization of the killer.
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How Catholics can urge Joe Biden to commute death row sentences before leaving office
We are at a critical juncture in the U.S. death penalty abolition movement. And we as Catholics—including President Biden—can heed the words of Pope Francis and light the way.
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Listening to Pope Francis on genocide and the war in Gaza
What motivates the pope in his stand on the war in Gaza? And why are some Jewish partners in dialogue expressing misgivings about his words?
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I am a Catholic member of the U.K. Labour Party. Assisted suicide is not the answer.
Since launching a campaign within the Labour Party against legalized suicide, I’ve been met with the refrain, “Your only allies are the Tories.”
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How Trump won over Hispanic Catholics: appealing to faith, family and community
Donald Trump’s gains among Hispanics in 2024 are a wake-up call for Democrats.
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How misogyny prevents many Catholics from accepting women in leadership
Catholic voters were a crucial part of Donald J. Trump’s re-election as president. But did misogyny and a resistance to women in power cause Catholic voters to disregard the common good?
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With the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation, Pope Francis has lost a key ecumenical ally
Archbishop Welby, who resigned last week in response to the charges that he had failed to report sexual abuse, had a rapport with Pope Francis that went far beyond dutiful ecumenism.
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Climate change is not only an environmental crisis. It also threatens families and traditional values.
We have recently seen entire communities wiped off the map by wildfires fueled by ever-hotter weather. This has grave implications for tradition, family and other goods that social conservatives value.
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Looking for signs of hope after an ugly election
It is often the task of responsible citizens and faithful Christians to work patiently from wherever we are to plant new seeds, soften ugly impulses and blow on whatever promising sparks we may see