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The bishops called abortion a ‘pre-eminent’ political issue. Calling it a ‘foundational’ one is better.
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The U.S. bishops have said that "the threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority.” The statement would be more accurate and effective to say that the protection of unborn life is “foundational.”
Joe Biden quotes Pope Francis’ new encyclical to warn against ‘phony populism’
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A week out from the U.S. Election, Joe Biden turned to Pope Francis’ latest encyclical for inspiration in a brief address given in Warm Springs, Ga.
Remembering Jim Dwyer: Jesuit-educated, Pulitzer Prize winner and the last bard of New York
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The death of renowned reporter Jim Dwyer is a loss for New York City—as well as for all the people he influenced, informed, or touched in other ways over the course of an impressive life.
NASA just discovered water on the Moon—in a crater named after a Jesuit priest
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The water was found in the Clavius Crater. So who was Christopher Clavius, S.J., and why is there a crater on the moon named after him?
Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals, including Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington D.C.
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The new cardinals will bring the total number of cardinal electors to 128, of whom 73 will have been appointed by Pope Francis.
Analysis: What is going on at the Vatican’s communications department?
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Many are wondering after the lack of response by the Vatican to questions raised about what Pope Francis actually said about civil unions.
Explainer: What Pope Francis actually said about civil unions—and why it matters
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Did the pope “endorse” civil unions? (Yes.) Were Francis’ words mistranslated? (No.) Is this “old news”? (Yes and no.)
Is a Precipice Yawning? John W. O'Malley, S.J., Responds to Ross Douthat
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Ross Douthat rsquo s article in the nbsp New York Times on Sunday sounded the alarm Pope Francis through his Synod on the Family has brought the church to the edge of a precipice If the synod continues on its present trajectory it will ldquo sow...
John Paul II and The Mystery of The Human Person
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As the literary output of Pope John Paul II has accumulated, expanding almost beyond the assimilative powers of any one reader, and as he celebrates the silver jubilee of his pontificate, I have been asking myself, as I am sure that many others...
Evo Morales says Pope Francis called him, pleaded for peace after Bolivia’s election
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Evo Morales said Pope Francis called him to congratulate him on his party’s win after exit polls showed that the former Bolivian president’s top pick, Luis Arce, would win the general election.
Pope Francis calls Trump’s family separation border policy ‘cruelty of the highest form’
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In a new documentary that premiered in Rome today, Pope Francis says separating migrant children from their parents is “something a Christian cannot do. It’s cruelty of the highest form.”
Pope Francis declares support for same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope
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Gay couples deserve legal protections for their relationships, Pope Francis said in a new documentary.
Review: The Native American fight for survival in a white world
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Stephen Graham Jones's new novel creates an extraordinary portrait of sacrifice and costly reconciliation.
What pro-life Catholics are doing to fight suicide, the death penalty, poverty, hunger, gun violence and police killings, the opioid epidemic and wars
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A response to U. S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich
Who governs the Catholic Church? It’s an open question.
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History shows that authority in the church has taken many forms.