Bishops call the policy dangerous and unwise and urge the administration to be more welcoming to migrants trying to enter the United States.
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The Catholic Columnist: Q&A with Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat is a New York Times columnist specializing in religion and politics and author of To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism.
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POSTPONED: Civility in America
Join America for a conversation on the polarization of American society, the importance of a free press, and the power of the media to build both walls and bridges between communities.
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‘Look back’ laws worry Catholic leaders over potential sex abuse lawsuits
Catholic leaders say they support abolishing time limits for criminal prosecution and expanding background checks for people who work with children. But they also point to an existing law that protects public institutions from “look back” lawsuits and say that it creates a double standard.
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Black Lives Matter and Martin Luther King, Jr.: a story of human dignity
Our Mar. 28 guest is Nichole M. Flores, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. We discuss her recent article, “Martin Luther King Jr. and the dignity of the Black Lives Matter network.” We also discuss these articles: Everything you’re hearing about Katy Perry and the L.A. Catholic sisters is […]
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A Dreamer in med school fights to stop her father’s deportation
Belsy García Manrique is a year away from realizing her dream of becoming a doctor—and her father is awaiting deportation.
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Applying the death penalty for drug offenses degrades the U.S. justice system
To suggest the use of the death penalty as a way to address the opioid epidemic ignores what we know already to be true: The death penalty is a flawed and broken tool in the practical pursuit of justice.
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The Editors: A new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey is not a local project.
Mr. Trump campaigned as uniquely qualified to improve the infrastructure of the United States, but he has so far made little discernible progress in this area.
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Crisis pregnancy centers in California at center of free speech fight
California, it is argued, cannot be permitted to enforce this law, which levies fines for noncompliance, against centers whose “sole mission is encouraging expectant mothers to give their children the opportunity for life.”
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Mississippi governor signs 15-week abortion ban; judge blocks it
The owner of the state’s only abortion clinic, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, filed suit immediately after Bryant signed the bill, claiming it is unconstitutional.