Franklin D. Roosevelt

Does President Trump have a Messiah complex? No, according to some of his most loyal evangelical Christian supporters — but one could see how he might get the idea that he is here to save the world.

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: interpreting the Vatican II shift to a global church; Sen. Warren's clumsy speech to Native Americans; Democrats can learn from FDR; unemployment rates examined in key swing states

Distinctly Catholic: We need bold government action to face climate change, solidify the Affordable Care Act and address racism. Let hope marry pragmatism as we pursue solutions.

We can maintain the death wish of the dominant economic system or we can work together to shape a world where all forms of life may thrive. 

Book review: The Soul of America argues that Americans have suffered through demagoguery in the past and can do so again, but it will demand that they rediscover their soul.

Distinctly Catholic: Trump's trip to the Brussels NATO summit illustrated both his political genius and his magnificent vacuity. But he has no way of assessing the cost of his tantrums.

Julek Plowy and his family were among 1,432 Poles who were resettled in Colonia Santa Rosa in Leon, Mexico, aided by the fledgling War Relief Services, which was started in 1943 by the National Catholic Welfare Council of the U.S. bishops in response to the human suffering wrought by war.

The Field Hospital: 'Tiny house' project shelters homeless women in Portland; 'destination parishes' reflect trends; Youth from Oahu, Hawaii, gather to discuss church involvement