At a press briefing that also included theologians and representatives of Catholic advocacy organizations and religious orders, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami pointed to the U.S. bishops’ document “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” as a reference point for Catholic voters this November.
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Catholic University theology professor joins Homeland Security as cultural outreach director
Chad Pecknold has been named principal director of cultural outreach for the agency’s Office for Partnership and Engagement.
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Review: Life and taxes in Ray Madoff’s ‘The Second Estate’
How do taxation and democracy rely on and mutually support each other? In her new book ‘The Second Estate,’ Ray D. Madoff tackles this and other thorny questions around taxes and the way we pay them (or don’t).
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Top US bishop writes letter to Trump urging end to mass deportations of Haitians
Archbishop Coakley wrote: “I implore you to avoid further endangering innocent human life by ceasing the deportation of large numbers of people to Haiti at this time.”
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German archbishop says US-Mexico border wall recalls Berlin Wall, warns against loss of humanity
Archbishop Stefan Hesse made the remark after a “solidarity trip” to assess the humanitarian reality along key migration routes.
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The U.S. bishops are speaking out forcefully on politics—and finally being heard
Prompted by the beginnings of both Leo XIV’s papacy and the second term of Donald J. Trump, the bishops are using their voice in a new way.
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Cardinal Cupich, women religious, Catholic pharmacist sue Illinois over assisted suicide law
In their lawsuit, the individuals and religious orders argued the law would require them to facilitate such deaths for their patients in violation of their faith.
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Dealing with compassion fatigue—the Ignatian way
How can we nurture and maintain compassion amid all the terrible news? Three interconnected aspects of Ignatian spirituality offer a way.
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What’s wrong with the right-wing ‘heritage American’ story
Many arguments against migration suggest that only certain groups of people (the “blood”) are suitable to live on this land (the “soil”) and that only those belonging to those groups are true Americans. This is intellectually refined Trumpism—it is also immoral and un-American.
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Socialism is back in style. Is today’s version compatible with Catholic social teaching?
The problem for Dorothy Day, and the Catholic Church, was socialism’s focus on class conflict at the expense of the concrete love of individuals.