A $240 billion war chest for ICE and Border Patrol immigration enforcement suggests that the turmoil experienced by Chicago, Los Angeles and Minneapolis is going to continue through the balance of Mr. Trump’s term in office, if indeed the chaos does not get much, much worse.
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Jesuits to Congress: Look to Pope Leo for A.I. policy ideas
On June 2, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States addressed a letter to congressional leaders on the implications of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” for A.I. policy.
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Did humanitarian aid cuts contribute to Africa’s Ebola outbreak?
The escalating outbreak threatens to become the deadliest Ebola crisis on record if the international community does not quickly step up its humanitarian and medical response.
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ICE and protesters clash at Delaney Hall: What to know about the detention center’s ‘horrible’ conditions
Activists work to assist detained migrants and their families as protests against the ICE facility enter their second week.
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Rep. Tom Suozzi: Faith should be freely embraced, not politically imposed
Catholic social teaching has shaped me in countless ways. But faith is strongest when it is freely embraced, not politically imposed.
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JD Vance invokes Pope Leo on AI and warfare in Air Force Academy graduation address
“If the warfare of the future is to live up to the moral values of our ancestors, decisions over life and death must be made by humans and not machines,” Vice President Vance said.
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JD Vance says Pope Leo’s new AI encyclical ‘sounds very profound,’ welcomes just war ‘rethink’
JD Vance previously sparked controversy in April by invoking just war theory in reference to the Trump administration’s conflict in Iran after President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo’s opposition to that war.
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Trump deserves a failing grade on ‘Laudato Si’’ report card
The Trump administration’s energy and environmental policies pose grave threats to the care-of-creation agenda outlined in Pope Francis’ seminal encyclical, “Laudato Si’.”
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New nonpartisan coalition in Fresno offers a model for Catholic organizing in a divided country
Many may be tempted to grow cynical about efforts to improve their communities, but people of faith “choose engagement over indifference, solidarity over isolation, and hope over resignation.”
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JD Vance ‘looking forward to reading’ Pope Leo’s AI encyclical
Vice President JD Vance said at the White House that he is “looking forward to reading” Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” addressing artificial intelligence.