A veteran activist provides a blueprint for creating a movement in the moment of Trump.
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Pope Francis and Donald Trump to meet. Here’s what you need to know.
The pope and the president have something of a history, but do not expect fireworks.
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Bishops to Congress: Decrease military spending and focus on the poor
Decrease military spending and help the poor, said the U.S. bishops in a May 19 letter addressed to Congress, before lawmakers prepare to work on the federal budget for the upcoming 2018 fiscal year.
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Students plan to protest Mike Pence’s Notre Dame commencement address
The protest is not designed to shut down conversation, but to prompt reflection on policies championed by Mr. Pence.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Healing with God: Prayer helps both patients and caregivers face an uncertain future
Through prayer, we are able to talk over challenges and frustrations that are inherent in our health care environment while also understanding that knowing God is an incredible privilege.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Cardinal Tobin urges solidarity with people facing deportation as immigration arrests spike
“They could bring nearly 12 million people out of the shadows, if they wanted to,” Cardinal Tobin said. “This isn’t about border security. It’s about being attentive to the reality of people who are already in our communities.”
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
On his 100th birthday, J.F.K. points out the problems with politics
The great enemy of the truth,” said J.F.K., “is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest; but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.”
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After furor over remarks, DNC chair to meet with pro-life Dems’ head
Perez was criticized in pro-life circles when he said, “Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman’s right to make her own choices about her body and her health. That is not negotiable.”
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Is statehood a way out of Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis?
“Puerto Rico’s problem is that it’s an island of U.S. citizens who don’t have citizens’ rights—to vote in U.S. elections or have voting representatives in Congress.”
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Callista Gingrich picked as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican
The wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will have to manage an awkward relationship between the White House and the Vatican.