In this episode, we’re exploring how some faith leaders navigate the challenge of speaking out without compromising their spiritual mission when addressing political issues from the ambo.
US Politics
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
JD Vance suggests U.S. bishops only care for immigrants to protect ‘their bottom line’
The USCCB is one of 10 national resettlement agencies that receive federal funding and partner with local organizations to assist refugee populations that qualify for federal assistance.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Catholic migration experts on Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship: ‘an affront to human dignity’
“It’s a cruel policy because if it were adopted, it would impact children mostly. It would impact future generations, and, as is consistent with his theme, it divides people. It would divide our country even further.”
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Bishop Budde, Trump and the history of faith leaders getting political
The Catholic Church has its own history of prophetic voices using the moral authority of the priesthood to remind political leaders of the Christian precept of human dignity.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
JD Vance to speak at March for Life rally
Vice President JD Vance will speak at the March for Life rally in the nation’s capital Jan. 24, organizers announced a day prior to the event.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The problem with Donald Trump’s ‘common sense’ approach to America’s problems
For President Trump, there are obvious, common-sense answers to all the problems that plague America. Even when things may be challenging or require effort, they are never, ever complicated.
Posted inFaith
Pray for President Trump—even if you hate him
Praying for the president does not mean that you endorse everything he says and does. All should pray for him and the country, even those who hate him.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In El Salvador, Catholic bishops and President Bukele are at odds over mining
The Catholic Church in El Salvador finds its voice in opposition to lifting of prohibition on mining.
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
The soul of America—from Martin Luther King to Trump
If U.S. Catholics seek to embrace Martin Luther King Jr.’s desire to “redeem the soul of America,” we will also have to reclaim the soul of Catholicism, which is nothing less than a broad and inclusive love for all, including those considered “stranger.”
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
How will JD Vance’s Catholic faith affect his role as vice president?
Vice President-elect JD Vance’s wife, Usha, a practicing Hindu, once told him that she believed his 2019 conversion to Catholicism “was good for you.”