“While I am saddened by this news, I respect his decision,” Cardinal Cupich said. “But I want to make clear that the decision to present him an award was specifically in recognition of his singular contribution to immigration reform and his unwavering support of immigrants, which is so needed in our day.”
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Amid Chicago ICE raids, a people’s Mass is an example of ‘political holiness’
Several hundred Catholics and people of faith gathered on Sept. 13 to celebrate a people’s Mass, or Misa popular, outside the gates of the Great Lakes Naval Station in the city of North Chicago.
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Jerry quit Ben & Jerry’s. You don’t have to agree with his progressive politics to admire his moral resolve.
Jerry Greenfield claims that Ben & Jerry’s ability to remain values-driven is being threatened by Unilever’s attempts to control the brand’s messaging, especially its criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza.
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Charlie Kirk’s widow says she forgives husband’s alleged killer at memorial attended by Trump, Vance
“The answer to hate is not hate,” Erika Kirk said. “The answer, we know from the Gospel, is love. It’s always love.”
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How should Catholics respond to the murder of Charlie Kirk?
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley sits down with Sam Sawyer, S.J., president and editor in chief of America Media, and J.D. Long-Garcia, senior editor for America, to respond to the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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Catholics must resist Trump’s ‘warrior ethos’—without deepening the battle lines
How can we resist the warrior ethos? By resisting the assumption that coercion is the best way to create the world we want to see.
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the chilling effect of political violence
The country should also be shaken by the prospect that these acts of violence could accelerate a slide into authoritarianism.
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Pope Leo said he is praying for Charlie Kirk and his family
Pope Leo XIV told the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See that he is praying for Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist assassinated in Utah last week, as well as his wife and children, the Vatican spokesman said.
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Charlie Kirk, free speech and the danger of politics without God
The murder of Charlie Kirk was not just a violation of free speech. It was a radical denial of his goodness as a creature of God.
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Pope Leo calls out billionaires and income inequality in first interview
In his first major interview, Pope Leo XIV denounces “useless killing” in Ukraine and promotes synodality as the solution to rising global polarization.