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Article Gross Pay The extraordinary work of inmate firefighters in Los Angeles has called attention to the plight of incarcerated workers across the country. By Miles Doyle January 27, 2025 Politics
Article Will the Bishops Stand Up to Trump? Now is the time for the bishops and Catholic laity to prepare for effective resistance to Trump's immigration crackdown. By Terence Sweeney January 27, 2025 Bishops Immigration Donald Trump
Article ‘Their’ War Regardless of the Trump administration’s work on the ceasefire deal, it does not appear as if it will act with greater concern for Palestinian lives than the previous one. By The Editors January 26, 2025 Politics Middle East Editorial
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Article A Serious Man There is reason to think that Cardinal Robert McElroy might serve as a moral counterexample to the new Trump administration. By Dominic Preziosi January 24, 2025 Religion Politics Donald Trump Pope Francis
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Article The Suffering to Come Catholics need to take a proactive and creative role in combatting widespread disinformation about immigrant communities. By Brett C. Hoover January 23, 2025 Politics Immigration Donald Trump
Article Rapture in the Vernacular In her poetry, St. Teresa of Ávila insisted on using the vernacular to explain transcendent realities. By Sharon Mesmer January 22, 2025 Poetry Books Theology