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Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Francis wrote, "our human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding farsighted and united political responses."
Politics & SocietyNews
Matt Volz - Associated Press
Students will visit the Auschwitz concentration camp and a Torah is being mailed every Jewish family in the state.
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Jason Blakely
A lesson from philosopher Charles Taylor: the key feature of modern times is pluralism.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin

Moments before Donald J. Trump took the oath of office, becoming the 45th president of the United States, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York read a brief passage from the Book of Wisdom.

“Give us wisdom, for we are your servants, weak and short lived, lacking in comprehension of judgement and of laws,” the cardinal said, reciting Solomon’s Prayer from the Book of Wisdom. “Indeed, though one might be perfect among mortals, if wisdom, which comes from you, be lacking, we count for nothing.”

St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. on the morning of Donald J. Trump's inauguration as president
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Wyatt MasseyTeresa Donnellan
“We talk about peace around the world, but we need peace here.”
A young girl peeks through signs she is holding as she walks through downtown Chicago during the city's Jan. 18 March for Life. The marchers were calling for an end to abortion. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World)
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Jane Sloan Peters
To feminists of a certain cloth, the pro-life mentality is not an opposing view. It is an intrinsic evil, in all circumstances inexcusable, even abhorrent.