History was made in the Vatican this morning when the trial against Cardinal Angelo Becciu and nine other persons on charges including abuse of office, embezzlement and fraud.
Criminal Justice
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How Jesuit-educated Joel Castón became the first person to win an election from jail
Mr. Castón said he is committed to using this opportunity to be a voice for the residents of his district. “I want to magnify the humanity of the men and the women that I represent.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Blessed Rosario Livatino: the judge killed by mobsters who is on his way to sainthood
“Like Jesus, Judge Livatino died forgiving his murderers,” said Cardinal Marcelo Semeraro during the beatification ceremony of May 9, 2021, at the Cathedral of Agrigento in Sicily.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
‘Defund the police’ hits a wall of reality in major U.S. cities
Calls to “defund“ the police gained traction during last year‘s protests against racial injustice, writes Tobias Winright, but cities like New York are now taking a more careful look at public safety.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
Podcast: Her mom went to prison. Now she fights to free others from life sentences.
This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk with Brittany Barnett about the experience of visiting her own mother in prison and her work fighting to get clemency for men and women sentenced to life without parole for drug offenses.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Analysis: A canon lawyer reviews the first major changes to church law since 1983
The latest revisions to Catholic Church law all point to significant gaps in the church’s law, requiring swift action from a canonical perspective.
Posted inFaith, News
Prosecutors finally had a lead on the murder of an altar boy in 1972: a former priest—who then died just days before he could be arrested
Gulluni said his office was prepared to prosecute Lavigne for Croteau’s killing, but he died Friday at the age of 80 before he could be arrested.
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
A cop pulled me over when I was a Catholic seminarian for driving while Black. Thank God I was with white friends.
In 1980, I was pulled over at night after a cop saw me pass his parked car. I could have been another Daunte Wright—if there hadn’t been two white men in my car.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Platitudes are not enough. We need to see criminal justice reform in action.
Reuben Jonathan Miller’s new book cuts through the noise about criminal justice reform to lay bare what life is really like on the other side of a prison sentence.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Forum: 7 Black and Latino Catholics respond to the conviction of Derek Chauvin
Gloria Purvis, the Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, MT Dávila, Anthea Butler, Kim Harris, Shannen Dee Williams and Jeremy V. Cruz share their reactions to the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin.