Donald Trump’s standoff with a federal judge over deportations is pushing the country toward a constitutional crisis.
Donald Trump
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
This Lent, I’m fasting to focus my prayers on people living with AIDS
I am well aware of the dangers of “raising awareness” and making a show of one’s fasting. But I am telling people about this publicly so that they can consider whether Pepfar is something they would like to fast over.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Texas border bishop announces march and vigil protesting Trump mass deportations
“The threat of mass deportations is untenable and immoral and demands a credible response,” Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, wrote in an open letter to “all people of faith and everyone committed to the common good.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Are Dreamers the next targets in Trump’s immigration crackdown?
Diminishing public support, along with the Trump administration’s intense focus on immigration, has left DACA recipients uncertain about their future.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
No one wants peace more than Ukrainians. But we cannot ignore evil and injustice.
Some voices advocate for immediate peace in Ukraine at any cost, but the world—and both political and religious leaders—must reject the illusion of a pacifism that ignores the harsh realities of evil and injustice.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Living out Catholic social teaching in Trump’s America
On “Jesuitical” this week, Zac and Ashley chat with Kim Daniels, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, about Trump’s clashes with the Catholic Church.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
No waivers for Catholic relief efforts: The devastating impacts of the end of U.S.A.I.D.
Around the world, health, nutrition, civil society and peace-building programs are unraveling, staff are being dismissed and the lights are being turned off.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Trump the bully: Is this what the United States aspires to be?
At its best, the United States defines itself not primarily by its borders, but by its values and principles.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
After Trump and Zelensky’s disastrous White House meeting, European bishops express solidarity with Ukraine
The European bishops were careful to note that their expression of solidarity was extended to Ukrainians “who have been suffering from Russia’s unjustifiable full-scale invasion for more than three years.”
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
What Catholic social teaching says about Trump’s tariffs
Economist and Jesuit priest Stephen Pitts, S.J., weighs in on President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.