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Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
Politics & Society
Michael J. O’Loughlin
"The bond between Christians and Muslims is founded on the unbreakable strength of charity and justice."
A child rests as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a rally at the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)
Politics & Society
Teresa DonnellanMichael J. O’Loughlin
Cardinal Dolan: "We come together this sacred evening in a church we claim as a sanctuary...to reclaim the belief that a mother's womb is the primal sanctuary, where a helpless, innocent, fragile, tiny baby must be safe, secure, nurtured and protected."
Protesters hold signs as they listen to speakers at a rally outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. President Donald Trump moved aggressively to tighten the nation's immigration controls Wednesday, signing executive actions to jumpstart construction of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall and cut federal grants for immigrant-protecting "sanctuary cities." (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Cardinal Tobin: "Closing borders and building walls are not rational acts.... Mass detentions and wholesale deportation benefit no one; such inhuman policies destroy families and communities."
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Francis wrote, "our human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding farsighted and united political responses."
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin

Moments before Donald J. Trump took the oath of office, becoming the 45th president of the United States, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York read a brief passage from the Book of Wisdom.

“Give us wisdom, for we are your servants, weak and short lived, lacking in comprehension of judgement and of laws,” the cardinal said, reciting Solomon’s Prayer from the Book of Wisdom. “Indeed, though one might be perfect among mortals, if wisdom, which comes from you, be lacking, we count for nothing.”

The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a 2013 rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act at a health care center in Jackson, Miss. (CNS photo/Jonathan Bachman, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The law has brought about important gains in coverage and those gains should be protected.
FaithIn All Things
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Pope Francis has invoked the civil rights crusader in three high-profile messages delivered during his pontificate.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Who will go to Rome? Mr. Trump has bucked conventional wisdom in several of his more high-profile appointments thus far.
FaithFeatures
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A confident pope sets a new example for governing the church. For Francis, tension is a sign of life.
(Michael O’Loughlin photo)
Politics & SocietySigns Of the Times
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Chicago experienced a level of gun violence unseen in nearly two decades in 2016.