The power of pardon should be directed toward repairing the failures of the legal system; toward those whose needs are especially pronounced; and toward the building up of a culture of mercy and forgiveness.

The longtime U.S. maltreatment of refugees and asylum seekers cannot be waved away by a new president.

Haiti is the birthplace of what we now know as the Americas, but the majority-Black nation has continuously suffered neglect and outright abuse.

Dr. King and St. Ignatius found themselves needing to turn inward to feel the graces that would inspire their hearts and their pens to share how God was working through them in moments of personal strife.

And to those still tempted to go to Washington, D.C.: Please stay home.

Hitler. Pinochet. Franco. The bishops have missed opportunities to stand up for democracy in the past. We can’t let it happen again.