U.S. Catholics must welcome refugees, immigrants and strangers as a fundamental expression of Christian faith.
Catholic Social Teaching
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Confesiones de un católico convertido al capitalismo
El sistema de libre empresa es compatible con nuestra preocupación por los desfavorecidos, escribe un economista y católico converso.
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Can you be capitalist and a Catholic in the age of Pope Francis?
In this week’s podcast, Arthur C. Brooks joins hosts Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber to talk about his provocative article, “Confessions of a Capitalist Convert.” Associate Editor Robert David Sullivan joins to contribute his expertise on politics. In conversation, Father Malone raised Pope Francis’ well known critique of free enterprise, and asked if this critique is […]
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Why my priesthood calls me to resist immigration injustice
For me, the teachings of the Catholic Church are as clear as God’s commands to the people of Israel in Hebrew Scriptures: We are called to welcome widows, orphans, the poor and migrants.
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A Jesuit and a corporate lobbyist: Dreamers strengthen our nation
Repealing DACA would tear apart families and hurt the economy, while ripping the moral fabric that makes our immigrant nation great.
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Confessions of a Catholic convert to capitalism
The free-enterprise system is compatible with caring for the least of us, writes an economist and convert to Catholicism.
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Jesuits in London join the demonstrations against Trump’s policies on refugees
Though the rallies were billed primarily as protests against the invitation to President Donald J. Trump, protesters also condemned the new U.S. administration’s travel ban against seven majority-Muslim countries.
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On immigration, founding charisms can guide Catholic schools
College charisms are not relics but principles for an age of political uncertainty.
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President Trump’s crackdown on sanctuary cities is un-American, Newark cardinal says
Cardinal Tobin: “Closing borders and building walls are not rational acts…. Mass detentions and wholesale deportation benefit no one; such inhuman policies destroy families and communities.”
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What should guide U.S. immigration policy: self-interest or charity?
Would you not love and admire a country that opened its doors to the tired, the poor, the wretched and the homeless?