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Protesters against the death penalty outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington Oct. 13, 2021. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)
Politics & Society Dispatches
July 08, 2022
“This rush to execute would be reckless in any state, but Oklahoma in particular has a horrendous track record for problematic executions.”
A priest touches the photos of Jesuit priests Javier Campos Morales, left, and Joaquin Cesar Mora Salazar during a Mass to mourn their death, at a church in Mexico City, on June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Politics & Society Short Take
June 22, 2022
One of Father Mora’s former students wanted me to know that he was much more to her than just another name, another victim, another number in Mexico’s spiraling civil violence.
Loreto House in Denton, Tex., was vandalized following the leak of a draft of a Supreme Court decision that might overturn Roe v. Wade. Photo courtesy of Randy Bollig.
Politics & Society Dispatches
June 21, 2022
Even pro-life advocates who have long called for overturning Roe v. Wade are unsure what comes next as a Supreme Court decision that could reverse the landmark 1973 decision is expected this month.
A soldier carries a child from among a group of people believed to be migrants to shore in Dover, England, after a small boat incident in the Channel, on June 14, 2022. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
Politics & Society Dispatches
June 14, 2022
“Migration is a complex issue, but it is not resolved by delegating our roles and responsibilities to other countries,” said Bishop Paul McAleenan.
Faith Short Take
June 01, 2022
Instead of a point of pride and hope among all U.S. Catholics, the announcement of Cardinal-designate McElroy’s impending elevation became just another opportunity for Catholic twitterati to have at it.
Dora Flores and her grandson arrive at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022, with flowers the day after a mass shooting. (CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)
Politics & Society Dispatches
May 27, 2022
Catholic Charities has established a command post of sorts at Sacred Heart Church in Uvalde, offering emotional and spiritual support to anyone able to receive it.
A mother helps her malnourished son stand after he collapsed near their hut in the village of Lomoputh in northern Kenya, on May 12, 2022. United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths visited the area on Thursday to see the effects of the drought which the U.N. says is a severe climate-induced humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Politics & Society Dispatches
May 19, 2022
Long before Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, smaller conflicts have been displacing people and disrupting growing seasons and food markets around the world.
A girl poses for a photo in the living room at her orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 10, 2021. Researchers estimate that 7.5 million children have been orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of orphaned children jumped 90 percent during delta variant surge. (CNS photo/Jorge Silva, Reuters)
Politics & Society Dispatches
May 16, 2022
Researchers report that pandemic-associated orphanhood and caregiver loss are increasing at an unparalleled speed.
Haitian migrants line up as they wait for a QR code to register their migratory situation in Tapachula, Mexico, Dec. 29, 2021. The Diocese of Nuevo Laredo has issued and urgent appeal for assistance as hundreds of Haitian migrants arrive in the oft-violent city hoping to apply for asylum in the United States when Title 42 ends in May. (CNS photo/Jose Torres, Reuters)
Politics & Society Dispatches
May 09, 2022
“Haitians have been making their way north, trying to find a safer, more prosperous place” to work and live.
Elon Musk, now estimated to be the wealthiest person in the world, speaks at a technology convention in 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Politics & Society Short Take
April 27, 2022
Elon Musk is making headlines by buying Twitter, but he is only one of the American oligarchs working to protect their wealth while fighting policies that would benefit the common good.