Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller: “The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer. What are we going to do? Is the government doing something for the poor? I have not heard anything about helping the poor. Are people in our Country’s leadership considering the poor? We are dealing with the poor always.”
Elizabeth Bruenig writes: This is the real state of our union, the condition of our collective us-ness: The very idea of America lies wounded, too compromised and discredited to support anything like a vibrant civic nationalism or a vast loyalty to ideals such as liberty and justice for all. Confidence in American institutions — from… Read More Trump’s Nationalism Won’t Fix Our Problems
Here are highlights of Pope Francis’ speech to the members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See: In its relations with civil authorities, the Holy See seeks only to promote the spiritual and material well-being of the human person and to pursue the common good. For the Holy See, to speak of human… Read More Pope Francis on the Church’s Commitment to Universal Human Rights
Pope Francis: “Let us hear the cry of the victims and those suffering. Let us allow them to teach us a lesson in humanity….Learning from victims and those who suffer, we will be able to build a more humane world.”
via the Hill: Democrats blocked a bill on Monday that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks, a blow to anti-abortion groups that considered its passage a top priority for Congress in 2018. The bill, authored by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), was unable to get the 60 votes necessary to end a filibuster and proceed… Read More Democrats Filibuster 20-week Abortion Ban
via Reuters: Pope Francis called on European countries on Monday to do more to fight anti-Semitism, saying indifference on the issue was a virus that could allow the ideas of racial hatred to spread. Francis issued his appeal in a speech to a Rome conference on the responsibility of states to fight anti-Semitism and crimes… Read More Pope Calls on Europe to Do More to Fight Antisemitism
Elizabeth Bruenig writes: President Trump apparently had an affair with a porn star while his model wife was home with their newborn son. No surprise there. Keeping the affair out of the newspapers before the 2016 election reportedly cost him $130,000, around a measly 0.004 percent of his claimed net worth of $3.1 billion —… Read More License as Liberty: Trump is the Freest Man Alive
