Since my birthday, I have prayed that someone would rescue the country I love from chaos and division.
Election 2016
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Will Trump’s success beget a world of Trumpian copycats?
Members of Mr. Turnbull’s government have taken to sounding downright Trumpian in recent days.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Cupich calls for church to promote solidarity after Trump victory
Cardinal-designate Cupich urged U.S. bishops to “speak in a pastoral way to calm the fears of people and let them know that we are advocates for them,”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Ballot initiatives backed by Catholic leaders lose in several states
In this year’s election, voters went against nearly all of the ballot initiatives backed by Catholic leaders and advocates, except referendums on minimum wage increases and gun control measures in four states.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Pope: Refugees outweigh political concerns
The day before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Pope Francis said he would make no judgments about the candidate and was interested only in the impact his policies would have on the poor.
Posted inOf Other Things, Politics & Society
A recipe for recovering from a bruising election.
The last year has been a difficult one indeed, particularly for those who are in any way concerned about political life in the United States. As I write this column, the election has not yet taken place, though we are close to Election Day and early voting is already underway in many parts of the co
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Maine gives a boost to independent candidates with ranked-choice voting
The citizens of Maine quietly approved an unorthodox way of electing people to office.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
U.S. bishops express concern and cautious optimism about relations with the Trump administration.
Catholic bishops on Tuesday chose for their top leadership posts two prelates from states touching Mexico.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Washington Front
The role of Catholics in the time of Trump
This is the most improbable election since an elderly Jesuit from Argentina was elected pope.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Anti-Trump protests are the new normal on New York’s swanky Fifth Avenue
The police have shown little hostility toward the crowds, but retailers may be losing patience.