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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (seen here speaking to his nation via smartphone) has emerged as a worldwide hero for democracy, but there are indications that the vitality of our democracy has diminished in the United States. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Steven P. Millies
The United States should not abandon a foreign policy that promotes free self-determination around the globe. But people who have lost faith in democracy at home may be on to something.
Demonstrators in Washington rally against the death penalty outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Oct. 13, 2021.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a 6-3 vote.
A residential building destroyed by recent shelling, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues in the city of Irpin in the Kyiv region, March 2, 2022.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Doug Girardot
How do you reconcile Jesus’ message of peace with the bloodshed of the war in Ukraine? Catholic anti-violence activists weigh in.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed his country’s nuclear forces on “high alert,” reminding us that global nuclear war remains the biggest threat to the survival of humankind. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J. Kevin Appleby
In 1982, the U.S. bishops released a pastoral letter calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. The Ukraine crisis underscores the need for a new statement on the madness of such weapons.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
On this “Inside the Vatican” episode, Ricardo da Silva, S.J., standing in for Colleen Dulle, and veteran Vatican reporter Gerard O’Connell discuss the actions Pope Francis has taken in the days since Russian military forces invaded Ukraine.
Former inmate Lucy Dangana joins in a tailoring training workshop in Abuja, Nigeria's capital in 2021. Photo courtesy of Capio.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ekpali Saint
Without the Carmelite Prisoners’ Interest Organization, “I would still be suffering in the prison because I had no money to hire the services of a lawyer,” Chisom Eze said. “I had thought my life would end in prison until Capio saved me.”