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Francis has offered an example to follow in his public rapprochement with Javier Milei, the Argentine president who has repeatedly and caustically criticized the pope. They met at the Vatican on Feb. 12, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Do the divisions of politics occupy our focus more than the unity of Christ’s kingdom? This would be a great tragedy for all those who hear and make their own Christ’s desire that all be one.
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Mike Johnson watch. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Ashley McKinless
The words ‘abortion’ or ‘Trump’ weren’t mentioned—but both loomed large.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Gustavo García-Siller
Christians are not a social club that gathers on Sundays to receive nice-sounding catchphrases. We are to influence the heart of society.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Thomas J. Reese
The Catholic partisan divide provides an opportunity for the church to model proper civic behavior.
This combo image shows President Joe Biden, left, Jan. 5, 2024 and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, right, on Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
When applied to political leaders, the language of “inevitability” and “invincibility” is profoundly dangerous. It also violates the teaching of the the Gospel that God has given us free will.
In addition to Colorado and Maine, officials in at least 10 other states may soon try to disqualify Mr. Trump, seen here speaking in front of a row of American flags. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Politics & SocietyExplainer
John Davenport
Colorado and Maine have forced the U.S. Supreme Court to make a quick decision on whether Donald J. Trump can be removed from the ballot for having encouraged an ”insurrection.”