“My husband is a U.S. citizen and has done wonderful things in this country. I am a liability to my husband, and it is very hard to handle.”
US Church
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Finding a way forward for wounded and hurting Catholics
A former member of the Legion of Christ on a life turned upside down by sexual abuse in the church.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Archbishop Gomez: Trump’s immigration crackdown is harming families
“They are here because they care about their families,” Archbishop Jose Gomez told America. “They really want to be good citizens.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
How do Americans feel about Catholics, Muslims and Jews? A new study offers insights
Pew Research Center found that warmer feelings toward various religions were expressed by people in all of the participating major religious groups.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
US bishops urge Trump administration to issue executive order on religious freedom
Those opposing the order say it would legalize discrimination and was too far-reaching
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Philly archbishop says the press is being too hard on President Trump
On conservative radio show, Archbishop Chaput says “elites” in the media are hostile to voters of faith.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops welcome court decision to reject Trump’s travel ban
In a rebuke to the Trump administration on Feb. 9, the three federal appellate judges sided with the states of Washington and Minnesota on nearly every matter, opening the possibility that the case could shift to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic bishops meet to discuss issues related to health care for transgender people
The number of questions from Catholic organizations to N.C.B.C.’s ethicists about transgender issues “has increased radically and surprisingly” in recent years.
Posted inMagazine, Your Take
The Letters
“I am so pleased to see these efforts to address this very sad phenomenon of Islamophobia. Diversity makes us richer and stronger together.”
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Prophetic, Not Partisan: Why We Need Courageous Preaching about Politics
The Gospel demands more of us—both when we speak and when we listen.