The Korean bishops’ Committee for the Reconciliation of the Korean People held a symposium and stressed that a peace accord would help usher in better relations with the North.
Social Justice
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic, Lutheran leaders lament refugee entry cap being reached
“Resettling only 50,000 refugees a year, down from 110,000, does not reflect the need, our compassion, and our capacity as a nation,” Bishop Joe S. Vasquez said.
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
Saint or not, Dorothy Day belongs on the stage of American theater.
If the Greeks had Antigone, Americans have Dorothy Day.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
When the K.K.K. came to town, Catholics prayed. Now what?
The church’s opposition to racism should be a consistent and constant force in our country.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Nathan Schneider on the hidden perils of philanthropy
Our guest this week is Nathan Schneider, a contributing writer for America and the author of “Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and The Case Against Philanthropy As We Know It,” which appeared in America’s June 26th issue. Is philanthropy something we want to encourage as the way things get done in our societies? Schneider finds that “it’s […]
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Linking young men to a future—and a gentrifying neighborhood to its past
Reconnect Brooklyn is investing in people rather than properties, the residents who are struggling to remain in Bed-Stuy amid rising costs.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
To save the planet, start by saving the soul
Cardinal Turkson insists that the ultimate causes of environmental degradation must be sought in the sinfulness of the human person.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Frustrations are hard to hide at a vigil for the homeless in Toronto
Every month a group gathers at Holy Trinity Church to hold a vigil for those who have died homeless in Toronto.
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Pope honors ‘rebel’ priests censured by the Vatican for their commitment to the poor
Pope Francis made the pilgrimage to honor two 20th-century parish priests whose commitment to the poor and powerless brought them censure from the Vatican.
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Meet the missionaries who are living the ‘Ignatius option’
The motivation for withdrawal in the Ignatius option is formation for mission rather than countercultural resistance.