Politics & Society

Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego on July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
War crime pardons dishonor the Christian roots of the modern military
By Matthew Shadle
Pastor executed as Boko Haram resurfaces in surge of violent attacks in Nigeria
By Shola Lawal
Pope Francis meets with Congolese president
By Gerard O’Connell
It’s time to pray that the Senate will rise to its constitutional duty
By The Editors
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News & Analysis
Trump administration at odds with Catholic leaders on immigration policies
By Kevin Clarke
We need to stop reacting to Trump—and start responding. There’s a big difference.
By David Dark
The Editors: The integrity of the election process is at serious risk.
By The Editors
Brazil has one of the most violent prison systems in the world. Can the Catholic Church help?
By Eduardo Campos Lima
A man walks past a memorial on Aug. 7, 2019, for those killed in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, four days earlier. Three U.S. bishops' committee chairmen issued a statement Aug. 8 to call on the nation's elected officials "to exert leadership in seeking to heal the wounds" of the country caused by the Aug. 3 and 4 mass shootings and urged an end to hateful rhetoric many see as a factor in the violence particularly in Texas. The Aug. 3 shooting in El Paso, Texas, was followed less than 24 hours later by th
Why a repeal of the 2nd Amendment would not be enough to stop gun violence
Unlike other nations that prohibit or narrowly restrict ownership of high-body-count weaponry and ammunition, the United States is hindered in establishing effective gun control by federal and state constitutional roadblocks. Understanding these roadblocks is essential to devising a route around them.
Ellen K. BoegelAugust 16, 2019
World News

Filipino workers spend decades caring for Israeli families. Now they risk deportation for having children.

Some Filipino healthcare workers and their children who are living in Israel face deportation.
By Eloise Blondiau

Nassau’s archbishop pleads for help as Hurricane Dorian recovery begins in the Bahamas

“Infrastructure has been severely damaged, as have institutions and businesses,” Archbishop Pinder said. Though the official death count was 30 on Sept. 6, “we are assured the death toll is bound to increase.”
By Kevin Clarke

What comes after the era of the parochial school?

America This Week
February 06, 2019
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What comes after the era of the parochial school?
America This Week
February 06, 2019
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How can God and medicine work together to heal trauma?
America This Week
January 30, 2019
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How can the Catholic Church help single mothers?
America This Week
January 23, 2019
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What do descendants of slave owners owe descendants of slaves?
America This Week
January 15, 2019
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What's at stake in the China-Vatican deal?
America This Week
January 09, 2019
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Migrants & Refugees
Refugees and migrants at a camp on the Greek island of Samos, on Oct. 18.  (AP Photo/Michael Svarnias)
Explainer: What is the global response to the refugee crisis?
More people have been forced to flee their homes than at any time in recorded history, writes Kevin White of Jesuit Refugee Service. But there is good news about global initiatives to address the problem.
Kevin White, S.J.November 12, 2019
A podium is seen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Oct. 2, 2019, prior to the start of a DACA demonstration. On Nov. 12, the court will hear arguments in a challenge to the Trump administration's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The case will affect the lives of more than 700,000 young people who were brought to the U.S. as minors without documentation. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
As Supreme Court hearings begin, advocates say DACA was always a short-term fix
“Our nation made a promise to these ‘Dreamers,’” Archbishop Gomez wrote. “We have a moral obligation. It is time for the president and Congress to honor that promise and live up to this obligation.”
J.D. Long-GarcíaNovember 11, 2019
Remembering the children who died in detention during Día de los Muertos
“They died on their way to this country and made that journey from life into death,” Ms. Marquez said. “In the end, we will find them there with our God."
J.D. Long-GarcíaNovember 4, 2019
Salwa Hanna with her children arrive at the Bardarash refugee camp, north of Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 17. Christians originally from Afrin, Ms. Hanna’s family has now been displaced twice by Turkish incursions. “I left my home, and I had just started a new home, and I left it all behind,” she said. “There are no emotions anymore. We live as if we are dead.” (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Armenian genocide and religious persecution draw U.S. attention as Syrian refugees arrive in Iraq
This is only the latest wave of Syrian refugees and internally displaced people from Iraq to seek safety in Iraqi-Kurdistan, which already hosts 38 camps. So far 12,000 Syrian civilians have taken refuge across the border.
Kevin ClarkeOctober 31, 2019