In the past, Francis has strongly condemned the “persecution of our Rohingya brothers,” denounced their suffering because of their faith and called for them to receive “full rights.”
War and Peace
Posted inMagazine, Your Take
Which foreign policy issue worries you the most? America readers weigh in.
Many readers also pointed out that in comparison with other foreign policy issues, climate change’s consequences are the broadest and have the most impact.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Iraqi Christians’ status more stable but still precarious
The United States last year called Islamic State’s atrocities in the region constituted genocide.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In World Day of Peace message, Pope Francis decries discrimination toward migrants and refugees
Although he named no countries, Vatican observers believe he is referring especially to political leaders in several western and eastern European countries.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Politicians love to quote Reinhold Niebuhr. James Comey actually gets him.
James Comey is perhaps a better Niebuhrian than Niebuhr himself.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Will a Vatican conference on nuclear arms bring a diplomatic breakthrough?
Pope Francis’ condemnation of deterrence is a strong challenge to nuclear strategies of the superpowers, including the United States.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
A priest is mediating between Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe & the generals who seized power
Mugabe’s policies are widely blamed for Zimbabwe’s economic decline over the past two decades. Millions of economic refugees have left the country, with most going to South Africa.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The danger in losing our shared sense of history
What we see and how we see it largely depends on where we are standing. A shared sense of history, of what was, or might’ve been, or could be again, is the indispensable touchstone of our collective judgement, for memory is the soul of conscience.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Trial of former Salvadoran colonel could bring new details of 1989 Jesuit massacre
Impunity on the Jesuit slayings in El Salvador has prevailed for nearly 30 years as many high-profile and incriminated individuals are still tied to power.
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Protesters at bishops’ gathering ask for sanctuary, anti-war stance
As the U.S. bishops were beginning their fall assembly in Baltimore, also marking their 100th anniversary as a conference, a couple of nonviolent protesters gathered nearby.