Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury for falsifying business records related to hush money payments during the 2016 campaign, marking the first criminal conviction of a former president and sparking varied reactions from political and legal experts.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Trump’s 34 felony convictions won’t make him more popular. That might not matter for the election.
The reality is that voters don’t have to like Mr. Trump, or think he’s a martyr of our legal system, in order to vote for him.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Pope Francis bashed conservatives on ‘60 minutes’—or did he?
Pope Francis’ comments are clearly far more nuanced than many initial reactions suggested.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
With arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, the I.C.C. breaks new ground and draws criticism
While Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Gallant do not face imminent arrest, the announcement has been perceived as a symbolic blow that deepens Israel’s international isolation because of its conduct of the war in Gaza.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Can’t stand your neighbor’s politics? Pray for them anyway.
Your enemies are children of God—and that includes the presidential candidate you can’t stand and his supporters.
Posted inFaith, News
3 U.S. bishops discuss turning down the heat in our polarized church and country
Cardinal Robert McElroy, Bishop Robert Barron and Bishop Daniel Flores joined moderator Gloria Purvis for a roundtable discussion on the rise of polarization in the church.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Integralism, liberalism and the future of Christendom
In “All the Kingdoms of the World¸” Kevin Vallier engages with Catholic integralists, but he opens a bigger question: Is there such a thing as a Catholic politics?
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
We stand in solidarity with migrants and asylum seekers.
No just law can stop solidarity at the arbitrary line of a border, nor can a just government require the church to condition the works of mercy on the immigration status of those in need.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
How poll workers are defending democracy
WIthout free and fair elections because we cannot effectively address any of the issues mentioned in “Faithful Citizenship,” from protecting the unborn to creating a more just economy.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How a college class discussion on sex and gender turned from culture war to conversation
By remembering how a group of his students mended a fracture over a controversial book, a former college professor finds hope for national reconciliation.