via CNS: Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the papal nuncio to the United States, gets plenty of questions about Pope Francis. A March 27 discussion at Georgetown University, sponsored by the university’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, was no exception. The nuncio, who sat onstage with John Carr, the initiative’s director, was asked about… Read More American Catholics Should Follow the Pope’s Lead on Migration
Simone Pathé writes about calls to create a big tent Democratic Party: But as the party struggles to make inroads in red states, where its economic message may resonate more than its social values, some Democrats think there needs to be more flexibility on that issue. “We talk about inclusiveness for everyone and yet when it comes to… Read More Will the Democratic Party Support Pro-life Democrats or Keep Losing?
via Vatican Radio: “All people have a right to safe drinking water. This is a basic human right and a central issue in today’s world (cf. Laudato Si’, 30; Caritas in Veritate, 27). This is a problem that affects everyone and is a source of great suffering in our common home. It also cries out… Read More Pope Francis: All People Have a Right to Clean, Safe Water
Pope Francis: “An individualistic spirit is fertile soil for the growth of that kind of indifference towards our neighbors which leads to viewing them in purely economic terms, to a lack of concern for their humanity, and ultimately to feelings of fear and cynicism. Are these not the attitudes we often adopt towards the poor,… Read More Quote of the Day
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Gorsuch’s big fat lie by EJ Dionne: “Conservatives, including Trump, want the court to sweep aside decades of jurisprudence that gave Congress broad authority to legislate civil rights and social reform, along with environmental, worker and consumer protections. Gorsuch good-naturedly evaded nearly every substantive question he… Read More Around the Web
In a huge victory for social justice and whole life advocates, who warned of the disastrous impact Trumpcare would have on the common good, the Republicans announced today that they are pulling the bill and moving on from healthcare, leaving Obamacare in place for the foreseeable future. Republican lawmakers lacked the votes to pass the… Read More Republicans Pull Trumpcare Bill, Will Move on From Healthcare
The president of the Catholic Health Association, Sister Carol Keehan, says that the healthcare bill being debated in Congress, which would reduce maternity and pediatric care coverage and cost over 24 million people their health insurance, is a pro-life disaster. Access to quality, affordable healthcare is a human right:
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