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Protecting Middle East Christians is in best interest of U.S., panelists say
“If ever there was a time to collectively support the largest remaining Christian population in the Middle East, it is now.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Bishop Dewane to Congress: Don’t cut programs benefiting the poor to pay for tax cuts
“The tax system should be continually evaluated in terms of its impact on the poor.”
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U.S. Embassy to Vatican prepares to welcome new ambassador, Callista Gingrich
“We don’t have to agree on everything, but our relationship is strong enough that it can weather disagreements.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Looking for signs of hope in Somalia after Mogadishu’s devastation
Mogadishu was rocked to its core on Oct. 14 by a truck bombing that left 358 dead and hundreds wounded. The missing are still being sifted for among the scorched rubble.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to extend protected status for Central Americans
Around 200,000 Salvadorans and 57,000 Hondurans have been residing in the United States for more than 15 years under Temporary Protected Status. But that status is set to expire in early 2018.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Paul Ryan jabs Trump at Al Smith Dinner
At this year’s Al Smith Dinner, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan doled out the event’s trademark deprecating humor with zingers aimed at both sides of the aisle—and the White House.
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Paul Ryan makes jabs at Trump, Dolan and himself at Al Smith Dinner
“Everyone will report what happened here tonight differently,” Mr. Ryan joked.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The deadliest consequence of our unfettered gun ownership is not mass shootings: it’s suicide.
A suicide prevented is often more than only one life saved; it often is a whole family preserved.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Don’t underfund the Census
The Census must be done right.