Neither the Republican or Democratic party can be the home of the Catholic voter.
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Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Cardinal Dolan: Steve Bannon’s comments on immigration are ‘insulting’ and ‘ridiculous’
Mr. Bannon said he believes the Catholic Church has been “terrible” to Mr. Trump on the issue of immigration.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Senators’ questions for judicial nominee draw accusations of anti-Catholic bias
Three Democratic senators had pointed questions about the Catholic faith of judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Should Confederate statues in public places be destroyed?
Sixty-two percent of America’s reader sample said Confederate statues should be removed from public spaces.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
I cover politics for NPR. We can do better than this.
There just don’t seem to be many who seem willing to engage with members of both parties from a position of respect and empathy.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic Church leaders condemn Trump administration’s decision to end DACA
Reacting to the move to end DACA, the bishops said, “Today, our nation has done the opposite of how Scripture calls us to respond. It is a step back from the progress that we need to make as a country.”
Posted inArts & Culture
Santa Fe: a powerful metaphor for the Latino church in the United States
Latin American towns, like their exemplars in Spain, reflect in their organization the way the inhabitants lived together as a people.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A case against constant provocation
To “Make America Great Again” or “#resist,” we must begin by not permitting a few voices vying for power to divide and conquer our consciousness.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In NAFTA negotiations, Mexico shows cautious optimism
Nafta has been the world’s most valuable trade deal, and its consequences are more deeply felt in Mexico than in the United States or Canada.
Posted inFaith, News
Sean Spicer finally gets to meet Pope Francis
Mr. Spicer, a Catholic, had expressed a desire to meet Pope Francis in May, but he was left off the list of U.S. officials who accompanied President Trump to the Vatican.