A number of recent articles explain why alienating and denying representation to the over 20 million pro-life Democrats in the Democratic Party is a mistake: Why won’t Democrats let antiabortion progressives under their tent? by Christine Emba: “Democrats, and progressives more broadly, should be welcoming such people rather than disdaining them. Assuming bad faith on… Read More Why an Abortion Litmus Test Hurts the Democratic Party

via Karen Yi: Beneath the curved wooden ceiling at Bethany Baptist Church, New Jersey’s faith leaders Thursday night vowed to stand alongside those targeted under the White House agenda — and build their own wall of resistance to President Trump’s policies. “Not on our watch will anyone have to stand or fight alone,” said the church’s pastor,… Read More Cardinal Joe: We are the ‘No’ to Heartless Policies

When we look at Africa, we see much more than its great natural richness. We see its joie de vivre, and above all, we see grounds for hope in Africa’s rich intellectual, cultural, and religious heritage. But we cannot fail to see the fratricidal wars decimating peoples and destroying these natural and cultural resources. Let… Read More Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for May 2017: For the Prophetic Witness of Christians in Africa

Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the US Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, called on the Senate to strip out the harmful provisions in the American Health Care Act: “Even with efforts to improve the bill before passage, the American Health Care Act still contains major defects, particularly regarding changes… Read More US Bishops: Remove All the Harmful Proposals in Trumpcare

In a recent message, Pope Francis denounced libertarianism and the individualism that inspires it: I cannot but speak of the serious risks associated with the invasion, at high levels of culture and education in both universities and in schools, of positions of libertarian individualism. A common feature of this fallacious paradigm is that it minimizes… Read More Pope Francis Denounces ‘Invasion’ of Libertarian Individualism

Last night, an emotional Jimmy Kimmel described his newborn son’s heart condition diagnosis and surgery. At the end of the video, Kimmel made a powerful plea for universal healthcare: We were brought up to believe that we live in the greatest country in the world, but until a few years ago, millions and millions of… Read More Jimmy Kimmel Describes Newborn Son’s Health Crisis, Value of Obamacare

Pope Francis: “May Saint Joseph give young people the ability to dream, to take risks for big tasks, the things that God dreams for us.”