U.S. bishops may be prepared for a stronger pushback against Trump administration policies that are being criticized as cruel and outside the U.S. tradition on the welcoming of immigrants and the treatment of people seeking protection from harm.
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Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: We need to fast-track housing near public transit
City planners are increasingly alarmed by two trends: a growing shortage of affordable housing and a nationwide decline in public transit ridership.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Overprescribing is not the problem behind the opioid crisis
Our June 13 guest is Sally Satel, a psychiatrist who practices in a methadone clinic and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. We discuss her recent article, “Prescriptions are not to blame for today’s opioid crisis” Listen to the show live on Wednesday at 1:00 PM EST on The Catholic Channel Sirius XM […]
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Papal diplomat says U.S.-North Korea summit brings hope for peace
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump met on Singapore’s Sentosa Island for the historic summit June 12. It was the first meeting between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Catholic leaders confront polarization but skirt polarizing issues at Georgetown forum
A conference on “Overcoming Polarization Through Catholic Social Thought” focused on achieving civil discourse in the church and in U.S. society.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Speaker Paul Ryan promises compromise to protect Dreamers
“We do have a sovereign border, but we also have a call to recognize that there are people who are fleeing to this country to save their own lives.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Toledo diocese prepares response after immigration raids break up families in Ohio
Many could be deported next week without having had the opportunity to arrange custody for their children, dispose of their property or arrange their finances in Ohio.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic leaders gather to ask: Can Catholic social teaching overcome polarization?
Catholics are called “to become missionary disciples, to go out of our comfort zone.”
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Millions could lose food stamps under new Farm Bill
House Republicans will be returning to a fight over raising work requirements for the nation’s 43 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after a previous effort to pass the farm bill flamed out last month.
Posted inArts & Culture, Last Take
50 years later, what can Americans learn from Robert Kennedy?
R.F.K. never talked down to the country he sought to lead; he aimed to lift people up, to engage and move their hearts and consciences.