Cardinal Vincent Nichols used an interview to condemn the “false notion” that Christianity and Islam are in conflict.
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Should churches be able to endorse politicians? Clergy aren’t so certain.
President Trump wants to repeal the code banning all federally recognized nonprofit organizations—including religious organizations—from endorsing political candidates.
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How refugee advocates are fighting Trump’s immigration ban
In five of the earliest lawsuits against Trump’s ban, federal judges blocked the government from denying entry to anyone from the affected countries with a valid visa.
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100 religious experts are writing letters to Trump. Here’s what they’re saying.
The campaign features a new letter each day from Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh scholars.
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Trump’s threats toward ‘sanctuary cities’ is splitting apart states
Trump’s recent executive orders threatening to withhold federal funding from communities with sanctuary policies produced fears that more immigration restrictions are coming.
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No, Neil Gorsuch did not start a ‘Fascism Forever’ club at his Jesuit high school
In boarding school, Mr. Gorsuch participated in the informal debates, where he was routinely teased, accused of being “a conservative fascist.”
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Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life tackles “a truly pro-life politics”
“Part of who we are is trying to be political without being partisan; principled but not ideological,” said moderator John Carr.
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Jesuits in London join the demonstrations against Trump’s policies on refugees
Though the rallies were billed primarily as protests against the invitation to President Donald J. Trump, protesters also condemned the new U.S. administration’s travel ban against seven majority-Muslim countries.
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Neil Gorsuch is a strong critic of assisted suicide, but that may not matter on the high court
“The fight will continue to go state by state. There’s a strategy by proponents to get more states on board before they bring a case to the court.”
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A Yale poet on the interaction between faith and poetry
On this week’s podcast poet Christian Wiman describes the power of poetry to hosts Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber. America‘s poetry editor Joe Hoover, S.J., joins to offer his perspective. In conversation with our editors, Wiman described how his ability to write poetry was affected by a period of illness. “It’s dangerous if you’re an artist and […]