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.
Civil Rights
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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.
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What Catholics owe their Muslim brothers and sisters
It should not be difficult for Catholics to acknowledge the reality of Islamophobia.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
One of Martin Luther King’s biggest admirers? Pope Francis.
Pope Francis has invoked the civil rights crusader in three high-profile messages delivered during his pontificate.
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Transgender man sues Catholic hospital for refusing sex change surgery
Jionni Conforti’s sex and gender discrimination lawsuit comes as new regulations hailed as groundbreaking anti-discrimination protections for transgender people are under legal attack from religious groups.
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How the U.S. bishops are planning to bring peace in 2017
The church is at her absolute best when she is a bold and prophetic voice for the power of the love upon which our faith is based.
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A Black (and Blue) Lives Matter protest shows how deep the divide is in Chicago
The march and its counter-protest showed the sharp divide in how blacks and whites view the police in a city with few integrated neighborhoods.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson and Father Pfleger lead a protest to end to Chicago’s violence on New Year’s Eve
Each of the participants carried wooden crosses bearing the names of victims.