Pope Francis Asks Trump to Show Concern for Poor, Outcasts, Freedom, and Human Dignity

Pope Francis has sent the following message to Donald Trump: Upon your inauguration as the forty-fifth President of the United States of America, I offer you my cordial good wishes and the assurance of my prayers that Almighty God will grant you wisdom and strength in the exercise of your high office.  At a time… Read More Pope Francis Asks Trump to Show Concern for Poor, Outcasts, Freedom, and Human Dignity

Is There Room for Pro-Life Feminists at the Women’s March on Washington?

Emma Green reports: Pro-life women are headed to D.C. Yes, they’ll turn out for the annual March for Life, which is coming up on January 27. But one week earlier, as many as a few hundred pro-lifers are planning to attend the Women’s March on Washington, which has been billed as feminist counterprogramming to the… Read More Is There Room for Pro-Life Feminists at the Women’s March on Washington?

Watch: Great Interview with New CEO of Catholic Relief Services

On January 1, Sean Callahan became the new president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services. Kim Lawton of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly traveled to Haiti with Callahan last November in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and spoke with Callahan about his humanitarian mission, his concerns about the anti-refugee climate in America, and what he learned… Read More Watch: Great Interview with New CEO of Catholic Relief Services

USCCB to GOP Leaders: Don’t Repeal Obamacare Without Replacement, Pursue Universal Coverage

Bishop Frank Dewane, chairman of the USCCB committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development sent a letter to GOP Congressional leadership: A repeal of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act ought not be undertaken without the concurrent passage of a replacement plan that ensures access to adequate healthcare for the millions of people who… Read More USCCB to GOP Leaders: Don’t Repeal Obamacare Without Replacement, Pursue Universal Coverage

What the Politics of Abortion Will Look Like in 2017

Millennial writer Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has a new column at America: It appears likely that pro-life activists will spend the next few years waging a legal war against abortion, while pro-choice activists mount a renewed culture war in an attempt to undercut the energy behind those efforts. With few pro-life voices or think tanks producing… Read More What the Politics of Abortion Will Look Like in 2017