Here are a few of the numerous articles reflecting on Pope Francis’ four years as pope: A Crux rundown of memorable moments from Francis’s first four years: “Hearing the Holy Father speak aloud the words “the land of the free and the home of the brave” from the dais of the U.S. Congress in September… Read More Reflections on Pope Francis and His Impact on His Fourth Anniversary
via NY Times: The House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would cause 24 million people to lose health insurance within a decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Monday. Republicans had been bracing for what was almost certain to be a bleak accounting of the legislation’s projected effects. The… Read More 24 Million People Could Lose Their Health Insurance Under Trumpcare, According to Nonpartisan CBO
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Trump’s plan to slash foreign aid comes as famine threat is surging by Kevin Sieff: “President Trump has proposed large cuts to foreign aid at a time of acute need across Africa and the Middle East, with four countries approaching famine and 20 million people nearing… Read More Around the Web
David Gibson has a very thorough, well-sourced article for RNS on the widely disseminated reports from reactionary periodicals (or delusional wishful thinking of certain right-wing commentators) that the Church is about to face a civil war or attempted coup to replace Pope Francis: If you talk to senior churchmen in the U.S. and elsewhere, as… Read More There is No Catholic Civil War or Papal Coup Coming
Rev. David Beckmann of Bread for the World delivered an important message on the impact of budget proposals on those facing food insecurity and the need to speak up to members of Congress on this issue:
In a strong display of unity, the chairs of six USCCB policy committees have come together to send a letter to Senators and representatives on the moral criteria they should consider when working on the budget. The message is strong and clear: don’t target programs that serve the poor and vulnerable in budget cuts when… Read More Bishops Unite to Send Strong Message: Don’t Target Anti-Poverty Programs in Budget
Millennial writer Elizabeth Bruenig has a new article at America: Since it is God’s will that all human beings should flourish, he directs his people to at least try to make up to refugees what they have lost: love, kinship, a sense of belonging, a place to call home. Aloof tolerance cannot do that. Only… Read More How Should Christians Respond to the Refugee Crisis? With Love
