In a new documentary that premiered in Rome today, Pope Francis says separating migrant children from their parents is “something a Christian cannot do. It’s cruelty of the highest form.”
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Do Catholics have to vote for Trump? Three points to consider.
This election is not about weighing abortion against other campaign issues, writes John F. Crosby. President Trump’s “systemic amorality” is dangerous for the entire nation.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The little town of Bethlehem is slowly getting smaller because of expanding Israeli settlements.
According to the Oslo Accords, Israel retains control over security and land management in “Area C,” 60 percent of the West Bank, where Mr. Abu Eid’s orchard is located. He feels his land is under constant threat of confiscation by Israel.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
New poll: Support for Donald Trump takes a hit among white Catholics
Just three weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 election, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. leads among Catholic voters in the United States.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
No, court-packing won’t fix the Supreme Court (or the rest of our broken politics)
Franklin Roosevelt tried court packing in 1937. It was a bad idea then, and it is a bad idea now, Matt Malone, S.J. writes.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Is it ethical for Catholics to get a vaccine derived from abortions?
Catholic moral theology can offer some answers.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Some Catholics took glee in Trump’s Covid diagnosis. Do they need to go to confession?
More than a few people struggled with uncharitable feelings about the president’s illness. How should Christians deal with schadenfreude?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The difference between Trump’s ‘Don’t be afraid of Covid’ and Jesus’ ‘Be not afraid’
God does not ask us to check our brains at the door and be reckless about our bodies.
Posted inFaith, News
After attending Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination, Notre Dame’s president tests positive for the coronavirus
The University of Notre Dame’s president, the Rev. John Jenkins, announced Friday he tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after he attended a White House event without wearing a mask.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Hours before Trump’s positive Covid test, candidates stay somber at virtual Al Smith Dinner
Though the fundraising dinner normally serves as an opportunity for candidates to employ self-deprecating humor and take a break from the intensity of campaigning, both Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden refrained from jokes this year.