• How will the pope play in 2016?

  

  Dec 2, 2014 1:21

  (Politico) As Barack Obama’s foes lined up against him during the mid-term elections, one warring party was conspicuously...

   

• Pope Francis’s ‘American problem’

  

  Dec 1, 2014 10:31

  (The Conversation) In late November, the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis is going to visit the United States of America...

   

• New Chicago archbishop weighs in on politics and the church

  

  Dec 1, 2014 10:25

  (CBS) As Blase Cupich settles into his role as the archbishop of Chicago, some are wondering whether the man Pope Francis...

   

• NCR Editorial: The idolatry of US military might

  

  Nov 24, 2014 11:30

  (NCR Online) Twenty-five years ago this month, a Salvadoran military unit entered the Jesuit residence at University of Central...

   

• Voters pass wage hikes and legal pot, divide on abortion

  

  Nov 6, 2014 6:24

  (USA Today) Voters on ballot initiatives in 41 states gave a resounding thumbs-up to recreational marijuana and higher minimum...

   

• The issues that never took flight this election season

  

  Nov 6, 2014 5:38

  (NCR Online) Americans tend to think that elections are decided on the basis of issues, even though the voters choose a person,...

   

• Long Island bishop claims proposed bill penalizes ‘only the Catholic church’

  

  Nov 4, 2014 23:48

  (NCR Online) Bishop William Murphy of the diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., has written a letter to Catholics on Long Island...

   

• Why doesn’t poverty play a bigger role in US politics?

  

  Nov 4, 2014 23:31

  (NCR Online) What is at stake for the poor on Tuesday? It is not a question that was asked much in the lead-up to Election...

   

• Clergy call for sanctuary for immigrants facing deportation

  

  Sep 25, 2014 7:05

  (NBC News) A group of clergy and advocates are calling on congregations nationally to open their doors to immigrants facing...

   

• Bishop criticizes senator for politicizing summit on Mideast Christians

  

  Sep 15, 2014 4:14

  (CNS) A Catholic bishop criticized Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for politicizing a conference of diverse political and church...