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December 24, 2018

Vol. 219 / No. 14

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A migrant rests inside a blanket tied to keep him from rolling off the spectator stands at the Benito Juárez Sports Complex in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Politics & Society Dispatches
Jan-Albert HootsenNovember 30, 2018

Thousands of caravan migrants now wait in tents at the Benito Juárez Sports Complex in Tijuana, unsure if they will ever be allowed to enter the United States.

Family members and indigenous activists protest outside the courtroom as the killers of Berta Cáceres were convicted. But did the investigation go far enough. Photo by Jackie McVicar
Politics & Society Dispatches
Jackie McVicarNovember 30, 2018

The court ruled that the murder was premeditated with the “consent of Desa executives.” Desa is the Honduran company holding the concession for a hydroelectric dam project on the Gualcarque River on disputed land.

Father James Martin’s interview with late-night host Stephen Colbert was America’s most-watched video of 2018.
Politics & Society Dispatches
Robert David SullivanDecember 14, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh, Stephen Colbert and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were some of the names that attracted America readers and viewers in 2018, along with reporting from the Vatican and an essay about proper behavior in the pews.

Faith Features
Stephen J. PopeDecember 06, 2018

Adopting the practices of the restorative justice movement could help re-establish the church’s moral credibility on preventing and responding to sex abuse.

Faith Features
Nichole M. FloresDecember 13, 2018

Promising demographic data can easily be interpreted in a way that overlooks the textured history of Latino Catholics in the United States, one in which the very existence of Latino church communities has often come under threat.

Governor John Bel Edwards speaks at the opening session of the Louisiana Legislature in Baton Rouge on March 12. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Pool)
Politics & Society Features
Matt Malone, S.J.December 14, 2018

John Bel Edwards is bringing “common sense and compassion” to the governor's office in Louisiana. Is the pro-life Democrat a model for how his party can win Catholic voters nationwide?

Faith Faith in Focus
Jack Bentz, S.J.December 03, 2018

Christmas is the chance to welcome the stranger; to be the good innkeeper and not the bad one.