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A December 2011 photo of Panama ex-dictator Manuel Noriega at El Renacer Prison outside Panama City. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Tim Padgett
As a former tyrant languishes in a hospital bed, the U.S. should ponder its routine of coddling military monsters.
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., accompanied by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., right, speaks at a news conference following a GOP party conference at the Capitol, Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“Regarding access for those most in need, the AHCA includes changes which place many people at significant risk,” Bishop Frank J. Dewane wrote.
Volunteers with Catholic Charities' St. Maria's meals program in Washington, D.C. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The president’s proposed budget calls for ending several international aid programs.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Ellen K. Boegel
Federal laws limit the politicization of the government. It may be time for the public to demand those laws be strengthened.
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Margot Patterson
Comparing the president to Putin, Hitler or the anti-Christ distracts from what is taking shape on the ground.
Victoria Daza, a native of Peru and an immigrants' rights activist, holds her daughter during a rally in support of immigrants in Massapequa Park, N.Y., Feb. 24. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Politics & SocietyFaith in Focus
Raymond P. Roden
The decisions of our government with regard to immigrants since Jan. 20 have been despicable, and support among Catholics for those decisions embarrassing.