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Article The Future of Christian Democracy Sohrab Ahmari calls for a renewal of the Christian-democratic tradition for our perilous political moment. By The Editors November 25, 2025 Religion Politics Economy Artificial Intelligence
Article Escaping the ‘Torment Nexus’ The fate of the twenty-first century turns on whether we appreciate the logic of Christian democracy and of the social teaching that inspired it. By Sohrab Ahmari November 30, 2025 Religion Politics Economy Labor
Article The Primacy of Politics Human empathy, compassion, and justice can survive sin—and they make a politics of compromise and constructive conflict possible. By Lisa Sowle Cahill November 25, 2025 Religion Politics Social Justice
Article Where We Must Begin If conservative and progressive Catholics are to succeed in reasserting Catholic social teaching, they need to confront neoliberalism’s presence within their own institutions. By Joseph A. McCartin December 6, 2025 Politics Labor U.S. Catholicism
Article From Leo XIII to the Wagner Act Catholic social teaching affirms the classical assertion that it is the essence of law to seek the common good. By Patrick McKinley Brennan November 24, 2025 Religion U.S. Catholicism Politics Labor
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