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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.
The Georgetown campus. (Wikicommons)
Signs Of the Times
Michael J. O’Loughlin
In order to come to terms with the sale of 272 slaves to two Louisiana businessmen in 1838, Georgetown University and the Jesuits of Maryland should offer a formal apology and enact a series of reforms. They include renaming buildings, offering financial aid to the descendants of those slaves and co
A tapestry of St. Teresa of Kolkata is seen on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Francis celebrates her canonization Mass at the Vatican Sept. 4. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Trump praised the saint’s “amazing life of charity and holiness” and Clinton recalled her work with the founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
Dispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
These questions could affect the lives of many Americans more than which New York millionaire moves into the White House.
Dispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
An apology is only a first step, new report says.
Dispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Catholics have an obligation to press for just employment laws.
Dispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Steve Bannon accused the Catholic Church of supporting immigration reform only to boost its own membership.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Like his campaign itself, Donald Trump’s beliefs cannot be pinned down to any particular ideology.
Some Practices Prove Sticky. World Youth Day pilgrims hold candles during eucharistic adoration with Pope Francis at the July 30 prayer vigil at the Field of Mercy in Krakow, Poland. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
Dispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Some Catholic habits are proving stickier than others for millennials.
Politics & Society
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“I am a person of faith. I am a Christian. I am a Methodist.” Unpacking these assertions sheds light on a rarely talked about dimension of Hillary Clinton.
Dispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“We still have a huge educational challenge before us so that the American [Catholic] bishops are more aware of the document."