Politics & Society

Former President George H.W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of White House in Washington in May 2008. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
By Robert David Sullivan
In Honduras, Berta Cáceres’s killers have been convicted
By Jackie McVicar
Law without conscience ignores our humanity
By Matt Malone, S.J.
The Editors: Bipartisan criminal justice reform is within reach
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News & Analysis
Romero House: A place to call home for refugees in Toronto
By Dean Dettloff
Amazon: A boon or a bust to a Queens community?
By Kevin Clarke
When you know that the world is not meant to be like this
By Christopher Mari
With Anti-Semitism on the rise, can Poland come to terms with its past?
By Monika Rice
Father James Martin: Stop the assault on asylum seekers
How did our country reach the point where we are tear-gassing mothers and children? One reason is because of the widespread myths about these brothers and sisters of ours.
James Martin, S.J.November 26, 2018
World News

Britain staggers toward the Brexit deadline, with another separation plan in doubt

The new 500-page Brexit proposal released by Theresa May’s government largely ducks the Irish border question, and Britons are growing nervous about food supplies should the plan collapse.
By David Stewart

Brazil turns far-right. What role did religion play in Bolsonaro’s election?

In his first speech after his victory, Brazil’s far-right president-elect thanked God and praised voters for allowing the country to “march now on the right path.”
By Filipe Domingues

What are the dangers of artificial intelligence in our brave new world of self-driving cars?

America This Week
November 16, 2018
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What are the dangers of artificial intelligence in our brave new world of self-driving cars?
America This Week
November 16, 2018
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Is there a ‘civil war’ in the Catholic Church?
America This Week
November 13, 2018
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How can we cure gun violence?
America This Week
November 07, 2018
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Choosing the Right Godparent
America This Week
October 31, 2018
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Rethinking what it means to be ‘college material’
America This Week
October 17, 2018
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Immigration
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)
In an overcrowded Tijuana shelter, asylum seekers from Central America begin a long wait
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.
Jan-Albert HootsenNovember 30, 2018
Migrants, consisting of mostly women and children, who disembarked from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement bus, wait for a Greyhound official to process their tickets to their next destination at a bus station in Phoenix May 29. (CNS photo/Samantha Sais, Reuters)
The faithful deported: Study details impact of Trump’s immigration policies
The “Catholic Removal Impact Survey of Society” surveyed 133 deportees to provide insights into the effects of deportation on immigrants and their families.
J.D. Long-GarcíaNovember 13, 2018
President Trump’s move to limit asylum claims is ‘illegal,’ challengers say
Those who cross the border illegally will be unable to claim asylum after President Trump signed a proclamation limiting such claims on Friday.
J.D. Long-GarcíaNovember 9, 2018