Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville writes: Separating immigrant parents and children as a supposed deterrent to immigration is a cruel and reprehensible policy. Children are not instruments of deterrence, they are children. A government that thinks any means is suitable to achieve an end cannot secure justice for anyone.

Pope Francis has asked young people to spend two minutes a day reading the Gospel, saying that this simple practice is enough to change their lives.

Cardinal Blase Cupich responds to a Chicago Tribune editorial that “attempted to provide a counterpoint to Pope Francis’ call for economic justice”: The Vatican recognizes that the Great Recession was not simply a financial crisis, but a moral one. A handful of financial institutions and traders began selling exotic securities that were largely unknown, poorly… Read More Cardinal Cupich: Why does our economy leave so many behind?

Abigail Malone explains why women deserve better than abortion and why Ireland should support women and protect the lives of all people by voting to keep the Eighth Amendment, which protects the right to life:

NCR has some outstanding coverage of the new Vatican document “Considerations for an Ethical Discernment Regarding Some Aspects of the Present Economic-Financial System.” Here are three thoughtful op-eds to check out from their site: Stephen Schneck writes: The Vatican’s economic document does not disappoint. It calls into question the failure of regulators to address the… Read More Why Americans Should Pay Attention to the Vatican’s New Economic Document