Christopher White writes: After all, this is a pontiff who chose to visit the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa on his very first trip outside of Rome following his election as pope to pay tribute to the lives of migrants lost at sea and spotlight the “globalization of indifference” towards their plight. So this week, on Feb.… Read More Pope Francis Challenges Trump-Vance on Immigration, Bad Theology
via PBS NewsHour: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the ongoing challenge to constitutional guardrails and the position of the United States on the global stage.
Check out these recent articles from around the web: How democracy survives through standing together by Chris Crawford: “Our democracy’s survival will require sacrifice. We must be willing to do so with mercy, selflessness, and love.” Dear influencers: We are not built for this much intimacy by Elise Ureneck: “But we are not built for… Read More Around the Web
Christopher Hale writes: On Sunday, Vance launched a scathing critique of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops—an umbrella organization of the bishops who lead the Catholic Church in America—accusing them of having financial motivations for their opposition to the administration’s new immigration policy, which permits ICE raids in churches and schools…. The bishops, long… Read More MAGA’s Catholic Problem
Pope Francis: “Let us forcefully reaffirm today that the seeds of anti-Semitism must never again be allowed to take root in the human heart. Remembering the suffering and tears of the victims of the Holocaust, let us repeat: never again!”
For his courageous opposition to Vladimir Putin’s dismantling of Russian democracy and unprovoked, unjust war against Ukraine, Vladimir Kara-Murza is our 2024 Millennial of the Year. The Russian dissident has been persecuted, poisoned, and imprisoned by Putin’s brutal regime, yet he has bravely continued to defend democracy, freedom, and human rights. He has spoken up… Read More Millennial of the Year 2024: Vladimir Kara-Murza
via the White House: Today, President Biden spoke with His Holiness Pope Francis and named him as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United… Read More Pope Francis Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction
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