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Our Top Stories of 2016

What You Read This Year
The Editors
December 29, 2016

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Not the Time for Reconciliation

Willing the good to everyone doesn't mean we ought to contrive a cheap reconciliation that ignores the danger presented by Donald Trump to our society and the world.
By Stephen J. Pope
November 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Election 2016
U.S. Catholicism
Domestic Affairs
Race
Social Justice
Article

Christ's Rabble

How many of us can live under the severe commandments of the gospel like the early Christians? Who can imitate that obstinacy and perversity?
By David Bentley Hart
September 27, 2016
U.S. Catholicism
Economy
Ethics
Poverty
Secularism and Modernity
Social Justice
Spirituality
Theology
Article
Ultimately, Neuhaus’s focus was on nurturing these commonalities in the American political context

First Things First

By Cathleen Kaveny
January 27, 2016
Domestic Affairs
Pope Francis
Columnists
U.S. Catholicism
Article

Two Steps Back

The forced resignation of the widely respected Tony Spence, who had a long history of serving the Catholic press, raises questions about changes at the USCCB.
By John Gehring
May 3, 2016
U.S. Catholicism
Domestic Affairs
Abortion
Barack Obama
Bishops
Health Care
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Francis
Pope John Paul II
Poverty
LGBTQ issues
Sexuality
Theology
Vatican II
Article

A False Equivalency

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has long been outspoken when it comes to the intersection of religion and politics, but this is not a normal election year.
By John Gehring
August 16, 2016
Election 2016
U.S. Catholicism
Bishops
Pope Francis
Article

A Wakeup Call for Catholic Bishops

Church leaders need to wake up and recognize the need for a prophetic Christian witness in response to Donald Trump's presidency. If not now, when?
By John Gehring
November 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Election 2016
U.S. Catholicism
Bishops
Muslim-Christian Relations
Web Exclusive
Article

The Semi-Fascist Candidate

From the archives: The presidential candidate of one of our two political parties is a semi-fascist with a gift for mobilizing millions. What is to be done?
By Peter Steinfels
May 16, 2016
Donald Trump
Election 2016
Ethics
Article

Credibility Gap?

The rationale for sticking with Donald Trump illuminates how practicing single-issue politics damages the credibility of the prolife movement.
By John Gehring
October 13, 2016
Donald Trump
Election 2016
U.S. Catholicism
Bishops
Supreme Court
Domestic Affairs
Abortion
Pope Francis
Social Justice
Web Exclusive
Article

Catholic Republicans are Implicated in the Rise of Donald Trump

By Anthony Annett
March 9, 2016
Election 2016
Article

What Is Francis Saying with 'Amoris Laetitia'?

By Massimo Faggioli
April 8, 2016
U.S. Catholicism
Bishops
Pope Francis
Pope John Paul II
LGBTQ issues
Synod on the Family
Theology
Vatican II

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