Dear Catholics: Stop Trump, says National Review appeal
In an appeal to the faithful, 40 conservative Catholic leaders have denounced GOP frontrunner Donald Trump as a demagogue and danger to the nation and the Republican Party.
Politics
On the Middle East, Trump sounds like a statesman
NCR Today: When it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the un-statesmanlike Donald Trump displays the sensitivities of a true statesman.
Notre Dame rebukes ugly politics, gives award to Biden and Boehner
Vice President Joe Biden and former House Speaker John Boehner, devout Catholics and longtime political foes, will share the Lateare Award, a prestigious honor from the University of Notre Dame.
Tennessee legislators push plan to sue feds over refugee resettlement
Tennessee Catholic leaders continue to oppose a bill moving through the state Legislature that seeks to halt refugee resettlement by suing the federal government.
Bernie Sanders' message to evangelicals
NCR Today: Bernie Sanders' speech at Liberty University is good Lenten reading, about morality, justice and care of the poor.
Combatants in Texas abortion case using new playbooks
The fate of the controversial Texas abortion law is in the hands of the Supreme Court, and a decision is not expected before June.
Political parties: Chaos and gridlock
Faith and Justice: When I was a young political science student, a criticism of American political parties was that they did not stand for anything.
Super Tuesday Analysis
Distinctly Catholic: The key takeaway from yesterday's results -- anger continues to drive the Republican race and continues to not drive the Democratic contest.
It's Super Tuesday. Do you know what role religion will play?
Two-thirds of Republicans in Super Tuesday states say religion is very important to them, compared with 53 percent of Democrats.
Trump's wall and the challenge of vulnerability
Distinctly Catholic: Was Pope Francis out of line, as Donald Trump and others assert, by making a categorical judgment about persons who hold a certain view on immigration issues?
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July 14-27, 2017
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