Brutality, corruption and an “us-versus-them” mentality in the ranks undermine what is for many officers a sincere vocation to protect and serve.
Civil Rights
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
All U.S. Catholics are called to oppose mass deportations under Trump. Here’s why.
Bishops must lead by example and facilitate the involvement of Catholics in supporting vulnerable immigrant families.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
‘Act justly, love goodness’: Black Catholics in America
The Catholic Church in the United States boasts 71 million members, 2.9 million of whom are black. Representatives from that vibrant community met in Orlando in July for the National Black Catholic Congress. The event concluded with the prophet Micah’s call to “act justly, love goodness and walk humbly with your God.”
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Theresa May’s abandonment of human rights plays into terrorists’ hands
At the end of her election campaign, the British prime minister made ominous comments about curtailing civil liberties.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Why indigenous leaders and Canadian Catholics still want an apology from Pope Francis
Prime Minister Trudeau wants the Vatican to address the legacy of Catholic-run residential schools where indigenous children suffered abuse.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
China bans “defamation” of Communist Party heroes
A draconian law adopted by the National People’s Congress is aimed at preventing Chinese citizens from challenging the Communist Party’s version of history.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Outgoing Chicago U.S. attorney bemoans gun violence, urges reform
In a five page “open letter,” Zachary Fardon traced problems in the city’s most troubled neighborhoods to neglect “rooted in ugly truths about power politics, race and racism.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why the courts were wrong to rule against a florist who declined service to a gay wedding
A court decision compelling businesses to cater to same-sex weddings is a lazy response to the challenges of a pluralist society.
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Pope Francis: Victims of human trafficking need greater protection
Communities need to be saved from “corruption, extortion, the illegal trafficking of drugs and weapons,” he said.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What Catholics owe their Muslim brothers and sisters
It should not be difficult for Catholics to acknowledge the reality of Islamophobia.