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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Thomas G. Wenski
The Haitian people are resourceful enough and resilient enough to find Haitian solutions to Haitian problems, if allowed to do so.
Pope Francis delivers a recorded message during a news conference to unveil a new platform for action based on his 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si'” at the Vatican on May 25. At the dais are Carolina Bianchi, who works with the Global Catholic Climate Movement, and Sister Sheila Kinsey, co-secretary of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission of the International Union of Superiors General. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithShort Take
Kathleen Bonnette
For many women religious, the Laudato Si’ Action Platform is an opportunity to be creative, writes Kathleen Bonnette, as well as a way to disprove the alarmist idea that their communities are fading into obscurity.
Pope Francis stands apart from U.S. political factions. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
FaithShort Take
James T. Keane
Both political parties keep trying to claim Pope Francis but anyone who pays close attention knows that the pope transcends the ideologies of the moment in the United States.
Democratic mayoral candidate Eric Adams speaks at his primary election night party on June 22 in New York. Mr. Adams resisted the ”defund the police” movement and instead called for reform measures mostly having to do with bolstering accountability. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Tobias Winright
Calls to “defund“ the police gained traction during last year‘s protests against racial injustice, writes Tobias Winright, but cities like New York are now taking a more careful look at public safety.
FaithShort Take
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Accusations and implications of hypocrisy have been easy to find on all sides of this controversy.
FaithShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
The U.S. church isn’t just polarized; it is tired. And it is polarized in part because it is tired.