The letter called for a reversal of the bill’s plan to gradually increase taxes on taxpayers in the lowest income brackets while maintaining tax cuts for higher earners, including the most wealthy.
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Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops urge Trump to reconsider withdrawal from U.N. migration compact
The United States has removed itself from another international dialogue aimed at tackling a complex international challenge—migration.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Bishops urge Congress to ‘fix fundamental flaws’ in final tax reform bill
“Congress should advance a final tax reform bill only if it meets the key moral considerations outlined in our previous letters,” Bishop Dewane said.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Archbishop urges federal funding for HIV & AIDS programs
The funding is at peril in the proposed federal budget.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
As Catholics and Americans, we can’t sit by while our country destroys the planet
From the Old Testament to Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si’,” Catholicism has recognized and treasured mankind’s intimate relationship with the earth and all the life that calls it home.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The failure of the Dream Act would be a moral crisis—and a call to action
Catholic leaders have been vocal in their support for the Dream Act. The question is whether strongly worded statements from the U.S. bishops and others will be enough to shake Congress into action.
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U.S. bishops: ‘Net neutrality protections are critical to the faith community to function’
Bishop Coyne urged the retention of the current open internet policies in the wake of a FCC draft proposal that would repeal those protections.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
In cowboy country, inequality is not a bug. It’s a uniquely American strategy.
The goal is not to make sure everyone is safe and secure. It is to enable a few people to do really, really well.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Politicians love to quote Reinhold Niebuhr. James Comey actually gets him.
James Comey is perhaps a better Niebuhrian than Niebuhr himself.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Racism is a sickness of the soul. Can Jesuit spirituality help us heal?
What ought to be the Ignatian contribution to the fight for racial justice, given our mission and our values?