Predictably Mr. Trump has also clashed with the Catholic Church and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on many of the policies he has promoted during his first 100 days.
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Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
We choose life: Arkansas, Nebraska and the death penalty.
On April 30, Arkansas’ supply of midazolam, the sedative used in state executions, expires. As a result, the state has executed four inmates in just eight days. This week, we talk with Brother Joseph Hoover, S.J., about these executions and the Catholic Church’s fight against the death penalty in Nebraska. In Signs of the Times, we […]
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
The Strength of A Nation: Why Trump’s budget is a threat to our national security
President Trump’s budget provides a boost to “our common defense” at the price of cutting support for “the general welfare.”
Posted inFaith, News
Environmentalist Bill McKibben talks faith
Even fans of McKibben may not know that the founder of the 350.org environmental nonprofit is also a religious man.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Updated: House-passed Trumpcare bill deplored by Catholic Health Association
Catholic healthcare leaders continue to denounce GOP efforts to “reform and repeal” the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Barack Obama and the Limits of Optimism
Jason Berry reviews “A Consequential President” by Michael D’Antonio.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Are pro-life Americans welcome in the Democratic Party? Depends who you ask.
A rally hosted by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont for a Nebraska Democrat prompted a flurry of questions about the party’s pro-choice orthodoxy.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Abortion is proving that the Democratic Party can outdo Republicans in self-destruction
The expulsion of pro-life candidates may doom the Democrats to minority status.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Judge John Noonan remembered for recognizing common humanity of all people
Noonan was a prolific writer, authoring books on topics of concern to the church such as contraception, abortion and religious freedom, as well as legal subjects.
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Man executed last night in Arkansas chose Communion for his last meal
Arkansas has executed an inmate for the first time in nearly a dozen years as part of its plan to execute several inmates before a drug expires April 30, despite court rulings that have already spared three men.