Voices

Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Back in 1991, close to nine in 10 Catholics in the United States were white. Today, that number is down to 55 percent—and that percentage will continue to drop.
FaithDispatches
In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, the Cardinal Sarah says the church must proclaim that homosexuality is “at odds with nature.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Proponents say the program will help to provide scholarships for 6,000 to 10,000 students in religious and other private schools statewide.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Catholic leaders voice alarm that the president will end the DACA program protecting undocumented individuals brought to the U.S. as children.
FaithNews
Mr. Spicer, a Catholic, had expressed a desire to meet Pope Francis in May, but he was left off the list of U.S. officials who accompanied President Trump to the Vatican.
FaithDispatches
An ad hoc committee to deal with racism in society and in the church may lead to the first pastoral letter on racism written by U.S. bishops since 1979
Politics & SocietyDispatches
“For too long, the sin of racism has lived and thrived in our communities and even in some of our churches.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
During an exchange with a nun at a town hall, the Republican leader of the House argued that government is ineffective in fighting poverty.
FaithNews
“Religious persecution and intolerance remains far too prevalent,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
Politics & SocietyNews
A second statement from the U.S. bishops read: “We stand against the evil of racism, white supremacy and neo-Nazism.”