• Bishop urges US to take ‘clear stance against torture’

  

  Apr 4, 2014 6:08

  (Catholic Herald) The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace has said he welcomes the...

   

• Obama, Pope Francis, and the (rocky) history of US-Vatican relations

  

  Mar 28, 2014 2:09

  (CS Monitor) President Obama met with Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday at the Vatican and appeared to enjoy the...

   

• Catholic leaders hope message from pope and US bishops will revive immigration reform

  

  Mar 28, 2014 1:55

  (Washington Post) American Catholic leaders are hoping that President Obama’s meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican...

   

• What Rick Santorum could learn from Pope Francis

  

  Mar 18, 2014 6:56

  (NCR Online) It’s been more than a year now since the white smoke rose and Francis left the fancy cape behind, paid...

   

• Despite failure, bills stoke religious liberty debate

  

  Mar 10, 2014 5:45

  (NCR Online) Two religious liberty bills similar in theme but different in scope failed to pass in late February, but succeeded...

   

• Tony Abbott and Pope Francis held up as Republican role models

  

  Mar 10, 2014 5:26

  (The Guardian) The former US senator Rick Santorum has cited Tony Abbott and the Pope as men the Republican party could learn...

   

• Obama speech touches on several topics important to faith leaders

  

  Jan 30, 2014 1:31

  (CNS) In his fifth State of the Union address Jan. 28, President Barack Obama stressed many themes that are on the advocacy...

   

• Popular voice in the Capitol? It’s the Pope’s

  

  Jan 8, 2014 8:30

  (NYT) Shortly before leaving the Capitol for the holiday recess, Senate Democrats gathered behind closed doors to lay out...

   

• What Pope Francis can teach the GOP

  

  Jan 8, 2014 8:26

  (The Daily Beast) With his softer message on gay and divorced families, the pope has figured out what the Republicans haven’t...

   

• Who is more fallible on economics: Paul Ryan or Pope Francis?

  

  Dec 27, 2013 1:49

  (The Wire) “The guy is from Argentina, they haven’t had real capitalism in Argentina,” Rep. Paul Ryan said...