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Politics & SocietySigns Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources
In this year's election, voters went against nearly all of the ballot initiatives backed by Catholic leaders and advocates, except referendums on minimum wage increases and gun control measures in four states.
Politics & SocietyNews
David Crary - Associated Press
Nebraska voters reinstated the death penalty. California, Nevada and Massachusetts approved measures legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Politics & Society
Kaya Oakes
St. Columba began celebrating Black Catholic History Month and Kwanzaa alongside the regular events in the liturgical calendar.
HANDS UP. Demonstrators confront police officers during a protest in reaction to the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 27, 2015.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Judith Valente
More than 2,800 people were shot in Chicago last year, and by December 2015 there had been 417 gun homicides, up almost 20 percent from the previous year.
Twenty-seven wooden painted angels created by Eric Mueller are displayed outside his home in Newtown, Conn. (CNS photos/Mike Segar, Reuters).
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Sandy Hook should not have happened. Those 20 children and six teachers and administrators should not have died.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Though we cannot create an absolutely safe world, we can create a safer world.