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People struggle with a Confederate flag as a crowd of white nationalists are met by a group of counter-protesters in early August in Charlottesville, Va. (CNS photo/Justin Ide, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
Why is the statue of General Lee gone and the statue of General Sherman still there?
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Catholic, as the new U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. He is pictured in a 2017 photo. (CNS photo/Joshua Roberts, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
Nominated to the post in July by President Donald Trump, Brownback was confirmed Jan. 24. The Senate vote was 49-49 and Vice President Mike Pence cast the tiebreaking vote.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
The United States must develop both better warning systems and deterrence tactics.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Sean Williams
The Catholic Church has slowly found its voice against a campaign of violence.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is applauded as he arrives for his Jan. 20, 2017 swearing-in as the country's 45th president at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (CNS photo/Rick Wilking, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyYour Take
Our readers
Although many readers were dismayed by being asked to pick a “best” policy, 31 percent of respondents told America that restrictions on abortion were Mr. Trump’s best policy.
In this image taken from a video shot on Jan. 9, 2018, by China Aid and provided to the Associated Press, people in hard hats stand amid the remains of the Golden Lampstand Church in Linfen in northern China's Shanxi province. (China Aid via AP)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Hong Kong contributor
Under the new regulations, lower-level officials can oversee the activities of China’s religious communities—a move expected to lead to intensified harassment of Christians and churches.