Two symbolic sites, the Hagia Sophia and the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, could serve as models for international and interreligious cooperation, writes Peter Dziedzic.
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Why you shouldn’t dismiss Mike Pompeo’s report on human rights
Critics warned Secretary Pompeo’s religious freedom agenda would reverse 200 years of progress on human rights. But his commission has issued a consensus document.
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Erasing Margaret Sanger from Planned Parenthood doesn’t change abortion’s eugenic logic
From its very inception, the mission of Planned Parenthood has been, in effect, to target, control and ultimately reduce vulnerable, “undesirable” populations.
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Why is there so much violence? We’re all just imitating each other.
We know from history that engaging in violence only causes more problems. So why do police and protesters still do it? René Girard had an answer: imitative behavior.
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Jesuit education has seen plagues, recessions and wars. It will survive 2020, too.
The Ignatian way of approaching the world with thoughtfulness, care, courage and love is bearing fruit during a year of immense challenges, write two leaders of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
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How one Catholic parish used its Paycheck Protection Program loan
The headlines have stoked cynicism, but the Paycheck Protection Program have helped U.S. parishes to remain open during the pandemic. Pastoral associate Fran Rossi Szpylczyn explains how.
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Trying to rescind student visas was a form of cruelty. It was also reckless.
The Trump administration backed down from a move to strip visas from students taking classes online, but colleges must be vigilant in protecting their international guests, writes Drew Roberts of Santa Clara University.
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A prayer for Catholic schools facing the Covid-19 pandemic
Absent relief, more and more private schools will close, hurting local economies on the way.
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White parents adopting Black kids raises hard questions. We can all learn from them.
Racial identity shapes people’s lives in a thousand and one ways, writes Holly Taylor Coolman, who describes the challenges for white parents adopting a Black or biracial child.