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Pope Francis speaks on April 4 to participants at a Vatican conference marking the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI's encyclical on development, "Populorum Progressio." At left is Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, handout).
FaithIn All Things
John J. Conley, S.J.
Cardinal Turkson insists that the ultimate causes of environmental degradation must be sought in the sinfulness of the human person.
A man sits on a snowy street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In January, the city of Toronto began collecting data for the first time on deaths among its homeless population. (Photo via iStock)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dean Dettloff
Every month a group gathers at Holy Trinity Church to hold a vigil for those who have died homeless in Toronto.
Beatriz Mejia of El Salvador speaks at a rally in front of the White House in Washington in March 2016 in support of immigrant families who are seeking asylum. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Rafael García, S.J.
Can a Catholic carry out his or her job duties in good conscience if they include the deportation of people facing imminent death in their home countries?
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Michael Rozier, S.J.
The Affordable Care Act has changed our expectations for health care. It shifted the way we live, which may be shifting what we believe.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Kevin Clarke
Those serving the homeless and other marginalized communities are living the pope's vision of the church as a spiritual field hospital.
U.S President Donald Trump with members of the Little Sisters of the Poor in the White House rose garden on May 4 (Photo by Olivier Douliery/ Abaca (Sipa via AP Images)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
An executive order on religious liberty gave the impression of a church wanting to be left alone, but there is another role for Catholics.