Wajahat Ali reminds U.S. Catholics of their own history of discrimination

by Olga Segura May 4, 2018

This week, we talk with Wajahat Ali, a contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times, where he covers religion, family life and U.S. politics.

Podcasts, Politics & Society

Wajahat Ali reminds U.S. Catholics of their own history of discrimination

by Jesuitical May 4, 2018

This week, we talk with Wajahat Ali, a contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times, where he covers religion, family life and U.S. politics. Wajahat is also one of the producers of the Emmy-nominated series, “The Secret Life of Muslims,” which takes a look into the lives of U.S. Muslims. We talk with […]

Arts & Culture, Books

New Orleans Mayor confronts racism in new memoir

by Kyle Gautreau May 4, 2018

Landrieu’s push to remove Confederate statues is told through the lens of New Orleans’s chronic inability to address race and poverty.

Of Many Things, Politics & Society

A simple way to break down social barriers: courtesy titles

by Matt Malone, S.J. May 4, 2018

Abandoning social customs tends to benefit elites by reinforcing social barriers rather than removing them.

Dispatches, Politics & Society

In dramatic shift, Speaker Ryan to keep Jesuit House chaplain in place

by Michael J. O’Loughlin May 3, 2018

Patrick Conroy, S.J., the chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives has sent a letter to Mr. Ryan withdrawing his resignation

Undocumented youth carry a banner March 1 as they walk to the U.S. Capitol in Washington to conclude their 250-mile Walk to Stay Home. Hondurans are pleading for extension of Temporary Protected Status, which the Department of Homeland Security was expecting to determine on May 4. (CNS photo/Shawn Thew, EPA)

Dispatches, Politics & Society

Archbishop Wenski: Ending T.P.S. will disrupt immigrant lives and communities

by Kevin Clarke May 3, 2018

More than 200,000 Salvadorans, the largest T.P.S. community, “would be far too many people for the country to absorb,” said Archbishop Wenski, pointing out that the virtual control of entire communities by drug and extortion gangs mean that El Salvador remains a perilous place for many.

Dispatches, Politics & Society

Jeff Sessions’s rule on asylum seekers could impact victims of religious persecution

by J.D. Long García May 3, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing a case decided by the Board of Immigration Appeals involving a Salvadoran woman who received asylum due to fleeing domestic abuse in her country.