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A man waits in line for food assistance during the lockdown to contain Covid-19 in Montevideo, Uruguay, on April 25. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Antonio De Loera-Brust
The U.S. cannot remains so preoccupied with its own Covid-19 outbreak that it makes a bad situation worse in Latin America, writes Antonio De Loera-Brust. Our fates are too intertwined.
Two of the past three presidents, including Donald Trump, have been elected by the Electoral College while losing the national popular vote. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John D. Feerick
The framers of the Constitution saw the Electoral College as a decision-making body, writes John D. Feerick of Fordham Law School. But the one-person, one-vote principle is better suited to modern democracy.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Sweden is concerned that Sweden's relaxed attitude toward handling the pandemic will adversely affect the most vulnerable, particularly the elderly, minorities and children.
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
In Italy, the pandemic presents economic and social challenges, especially when it comes to food distribution, hygiene, and employment.
Should the U.S. reopen all at once or one screen at a time? A woman walks past the closed Lakeshore Cinema in Euclid, Ohio, on May 6. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
We are facing an unprecedented global crisis, which makes it unwise to seek an abrupt return to life as usual, writes Paul D. McNelis, S.J., our contributing editor for economics.
Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Ky., celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in his diocese's nearly empty Cathedral of Christ the King April 5, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Deacon Skip Olson, courtesy Diocese of Lexington)
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Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
During the pandemic, the American Catholic Church is adapting in how to celebrate the Liturgy by broadcasting livestream Masses and other religious services.