The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA said the Trump administration should withdraw its proposed rule to replace the Obama administration's 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation because the new rule "undermines efforts to promote fair housing and human dignity."
Maria del Rosario "Rosie" Castro, the daughter of an immigrant, is a prominent Mexican American social justice and political activist in the San Antonio area. Castro, now 72, has clearly been the dominant influence on her twin sons, born in 1974.
Distinctly Catholic: Tomorrow and Wednesday nights will see the second round of debates featuring 20 Democrats seeking their party's nomination for president. What can we expect?
Distinctly Catholic: On Wednesday night, Elizabeth Warren solidified her standing, while Julian Castro and Cory Booker were the breakout candidates. On Thursday night, Kamala Harris walked away the clear winner.
The Democratic Party has hired a new religious outreach director and launched a round of listening sessions with faith leaders in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
Democratic White House hopefuls — from Elizabeth Warren to Pete Buttigieg — are already talking a lot about God. Turns out both conservatives and progressives have been listening, and they want to hear more.
Distinctly Catholic: When Kirsten Gillibrand became the Empire State's senator in 2009, she shifted to the left pretty quickly. How does her explanation of that change hold up?
