Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met inside St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of the funeral for Pope Francis on the morning of April 26.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
‘America deserves a moral leader, not a bully’: Our readers on Trump’s second term
America’s readers weigh in on the president’s temperament and conduct.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Military Chaplains of Ukraine
To Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J., “Victory is creating a society where a person feels their freedom and dignity, and where a human being remains a human being.”
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
JD Vance, Ukraine and the nihilism of MAGA
There is a cynical strain of MAGA, a mirror of the deconstructivism of the left, which jeers at woke hypocrisy but is not for much of anything—certainly not anything requiring faith or sacrifice.
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As Ukraine ceasefire talk continues, Zelenskyy says he spoke with Vatican secretary of state
In a long post on X, the Ukrainian leader said that during the conversation with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, “I wished Pope Francis a speedy recovery and thanked him for his prayers and moral support for our people.”
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 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 inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Update: ‘No negative consequences’ caused by Pope Francis’ bronchial spasm, Vatican source says
Today’s update from the pope’s doctors dispels the widespread alarm by Friday’s bronchial spasm. An informed Vatican source confirmed that “there have been no negative consequences from that crisis.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Archbishop Gallagher on Trump’s negotiations with Putin, mass deportations and gutting of USAID
In an exclusive interview, Archbishop Gallagher says that if he met Donald Trump, he’d ask the president to “see behind the numbers to see the human stories that are represented by these illegal migrants in the United States today.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Trump vs. Zelensky: How the U.S. is moving away from Ukraine and toward Putin’s Russia
The White House began an effort to restore relations with Russia as President Trump repeats Russia’s narrative and talking points about the origins of the war on Ukraine.