Pakistan’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Catholic mother of five.
Criminal Justice
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Can we use public health models to cure the disease of gun violence?
From the streets of Chicago to hospital halls in the Bronx, volunteers are trying to end the national scourge of gun violence by treating it as a virus, preventing victims from becoming perpetrators.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Decisions regarding accused clerics in Buffalo are focus of new scrutiny
The Diocese of Buffalo faces criticism that it has mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct by priests and as it weathers calls for an independent investigation into its practices.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Immigration and the politicization of Mollie Tibbetts’s murder
“The president has turned immigration into simply good people, bad people and a wall.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Damning report on sex abuse in Pennsylvania dioceses may soon be released
Some details about what’s in the report have been made public, including that it will identify more than 300 “predator priests.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Older inmates have paid their debts. Are we willing to forgive them?
Forgiveness remains one of the toughest virtues to embrace, and nothing is harder than forgiving the most reviled among us.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Remembering Postville, 10 years later
Our Aug 1 guest is Julia Walsh, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who works at Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center in Northern Wisconsin. We discuss her recent article “What we have learned 10 years after Postville, the largest immigration raid in U.S. history.“ We also discuss these articles: Catholic theologians from Global South […]
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
How can we build community with those incarcerated?
Our July 18 guest is Olga Segura, an associate editor at America and co-host of Jesuitical. We discuss her recent article, “How one Jesuit is transforming inmates and fighting the criminal justice system. We also discuss these articles: N.Y. Times talks to men who received settlements after alleged abuse by Cardinal McCarrick The Editors: The Catholic Church should not be […]
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
In the U.S. bail system, justice is for sale
Pretrial freedom should not belong only to those who can purchase it.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
How one Jesuit is transforming inmates and fighting the criminal justice system
The Thrive for Life Prison Project, founded by Mr. Presutti, is a nonprofit organization that provides incarcerated and formerly incarcerated citizens in New York with spiritual direction and education resources.