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In this April 18, 2018, file photo, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts speaks at the legislature, in Lincoln, Neb. (Gwyneth Roberts/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)
Politics & SocietyNews
Grant Schulte - Associated Press
Gov. Pete Ricketts helped finance a ballot drive to reinstate capital punishment after lawmakers overrode his veto in 2015.
Pope Francis delivers a blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia File)
FaithLast Take
William K. Reilly
A former head of the E.P.A. warns that the pope’s message on the death penalty, like his message on the environment, may not make it to the pews.
Pope Francis speaks during an evening meeting with Italian young adults at the Circus Maximus in Rome Aug. 11. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
It is true that “sometimes we are the ones who betray the Gospel,” the pope said.
FaithEditorials
The Editors
The unborn and the condemned have the same right to life, and all citizens, especially Catholics, have a duty to defend that right.
FaithLast Take
Stephen P. White
Immorality destroys the Gospel; sin—yours and mine—is precisely what puts people in the field hospital to begin with.
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 8. Also pictured is Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the papal household. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) 
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Christians today can fall into the temptation of creating their own idols, Pope Francis tells an audience including the musician Sting.