How will the Catholic response to a rise in antisemitism around the world, following the deadliest day for the Jews since the Holocaust, be viewed in 50 years? Will it have been enough?

The rule of international law, and even more, a basic commitment to human dignity, both demand something more than the meeting of terror with terror.

Throughout past two decades, America's editors have repeatedly called on political leaders to envision a future in which Israelis and Palestinians can flourish side by side.

During this coming election cycle, Americans (including Catholics) need to hear far more about the moral duty to protect the environment.

The United States needs to repent and believe. Until then, there will be no justice for immigrants, neither here nor in their home countries.

We must become a church that accompanies its people and is attuned to their hopes, doubts and lived experiences.