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Darlene Superville - Associated Press
President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment.
The American and Chinese flags at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
Peace among nations is a necessary precondition for any solution to the climate change crisis. Instead, we have a renewed arms race and a mad dash for exhaustible natural resources.
Authorities in Stilfontein, South Africa, survey the entrance to an abandoned mine shaft, part of a police effort to bring miners below to the surface on Nov. 15. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp (CC BY-ND 4.0).
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
In the small town of Stilfontein, some 90 miles from the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds, possibly thousands, of illegal miners have been underground in an abandoned mine shaft for more than a month.
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated PressAamer Madhani - Associated Press
The White House is expected to announce soon that President Joe Biden will visit the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis next month for what would likely be the final international trip of his presidency.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Valerie Schultz
After another Trump victory, I thought about tuning out of politics. Then I remembered that I do not have that luxury. I am a Catholic.
A row of three people, each behind a voter privacy screen
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Phillip Hicks
In their “Faithful Citizenship” document, the bishops should recognize options like the American Solidarity Party and challenge the assumption that we must choose between Democrats and Republicans.