via Fr. James Martin, SJ: President Trump has announced that he will order the construction of a Mexican border wall, the first in a series of actions to crack down on immigrants, which will include slashing the number of refugees who can resettle in the United States, and blocking Syrians and others from what are… Read More Trump’s Refugee Policies are Manifestly Unchristian
via Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: As Donald Trump takes office, faith-based groups continue speaking out. Some are supporting him and urging him to take up their issues. Others are raising strong concerns about Trump’s appointments, statements and potential policies. Host Bob Abernethy talks about religion and the new administration with R&E managing editor Kim Lawton,… Read More Will Trump’s Presidency Usher in the Revival of the Religious Left?
Last week, the Obama administration announced a $500 million payment to the UN’s Green Climate Fund, its second $500 million contribution. This comes in the wake of “another milestone for a changing planet”: Scientists reported [last week] that the Earth reached its highest temperature on record in 2016, trouncing a record set only a year… Read More Catholic Organizations Applaud Obama Administration’s $500 Million Contribution to Green Climate Fund
Michael Rossmann SJ of The Jesuit Post joined Midwest Jesuits for a Facebook Live chat on the way modern technology is affecting faith, friendship, prayer, and more. You can watch the full replay here:
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
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?
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
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