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Check out these recent articles from around the web: The Dictator Who Waged War on Darfur Is Gone, but the Killing Goes On by Declan Walsh: “But while the revolution brought some change to Sudan’s cities, that is not the case in Darfur, where the notorious janjaweed — nomadic Arab militias — still ride free.… Read More Around the Web

How Joe Biden’s Catholicism Shapes His Life and Approach to Politics

Christopher White offers an in-depth look at how Joe Biden’s Catholic background and faith have shaped his life and approach to politics—and how it might affect the 2020 campaign: Biden credits those Catholic roots — which first took seed in parishes and parochial schools in Pennsylvania and Delaware — with teaching him the importance of… Read More How Joe Biden’s Catholicism Shapes His Life and Approach to Politics

Pope Francis: Chasing Illusory, Fleeting Things Leads to Dull, Mediocre Lives

via the Vatican: The gestures of that man and the merchant who go searching, depriving themselves of their goods in order to buy more precious treasures, are decisive gestures; they are radical gestures; I would say that they are only ‘one way’ gestures, not a ‘round trip’: they are ‘one way’ gestures. Moreover, they are… Read More Pope Francis: Chasing Illusory, Fleeting Things Leads to Dull, Mediocre Lives

Pro-Family Leaders: Strengthen and Extend Emergency Paid Leave

Dozens of Christian leaders and proponents of the common good have signed a new letter to Congressional leaders on emergency paid leave. The signatories include Millennial writers Marcus Mescher, Daniel Petri, and Nichole Flores; past contributors John Dougherty and Jessica Keating; and editor Robert Christian, along with former Millennial of the Year Michael Wear. The… Read More Pro-Family Leaders: Strengthen and Extend Emergency Paid Leave