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A U.S. Border Patrol agent walks past four men being detained after crossing the border through a gap in the walls separating Mexico and the United States on Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J. Kevin Appleby
An early signal that Leo XIV will build upon Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants could show that the church’s efforts are not tied to one pope but to 2,000 years of Catholic teaching.
The facade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary at Lourdes in April 2023, when the artwork of Marko Rupnik, a priest and former Jesuit now under investigation for sexual abuse, was still on view. Lourdes officials announced on March 31 that the sanctuary will cover the mosaics on the door of the basilica. (OSV News photo/courtesy Greg Erlandson)
FaithShort Take
Lucy Huh
The contrasting decisions regarding Marko Rupnik’s artwork at Fátima and Lourdes reveal much about the church’s commitment to those who have been harmed.
FaithShort Take
Nathan Schneider
Universities need to change. But Trump is attacking the wrong problems.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bishop Evelio Menjivar
The church remembers Christ’s death on a cross in a spiritual and sacramental way during Holy Week, but some people actually experience the Passion in a tangible and personal way in their very lives.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
The root cause of the chronic U.S. trade imbalance is macroeconomic: We save too little relative to our major trading partners. Tariffs will not address that problem.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J. Kevin Appleby
To stop the important work of refugee resettlement is to lose part of the church’s identity in the United States.