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President Donald Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress Feb. 28 in Washington (CNS photo/Jim Lo Scalzo pool via Reuters).
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Democrats should be focused on opportunities for genuine, bipartisan cooperation with the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)
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Michael J. O’Loughlin
U.S. Catholic bishops have issued a flurry of statements about the many executive orders signed by Mr. Trump.
New Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago leaves a prayer service at which he took possession of his titular church of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island in Rome on Nov. 20. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) 
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Rachel Zoll - Associated PressDon Babwin - Associated Press
If immigration agents show up without a warrant, to "tell them politely they cannot come on the premises, ask them for their contact information and tell them to contact the (archdiocese) Office of Legal Services."
A homeless man asks for money during blizzard-like conditions Feb. 9 in in Boston (CNS photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters).
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Michael J. O’Loughlin
Pope Francis said Catholics should offer assistance to families settling in a new country, and, as Lent begins, he called on Catholics not to make excuses when it comes to giving to those asking for change.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on the Federal budget, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Elizabeth Bruenig
The attraction of Trump’s brand of conservatism is that it recognizes the meaning in place, patriotism and culture.
In this photo taken Sunday, Feb. 26, an 11-year-old Syrian refugee girl poses for a biometric iris scan in an interview room of the U.N. refugee agency in Amman, the first step in what are typically two years of interviews and background checks ahead of possible resettlement to the West, including the United States. (AP Photo/Karin Laub)
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Karin Laub - Associated Press
Many of the 5 million Syrian refugees who scratch out a living in overwhelmed neighboring states such as Jordan aren't necessarily candidates for a rare slot in the resettlement program. Instead, priority is given to the most vulnerable.