Top reports from America's “Dispatches” department include looks at conflict, migration and geopolitics through a Catholic filter.

“President Biden's decision to commute the sentences of 37 prisoners condemned to death was a reminder that even the most heinous of our sins does not mar our human dignity.”

As the ex-president who has lived the longest, Jimmy Carter became one of the trusted citizens in the world.

President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 20 announced his intention to appoint Brian Burch, currently the president of CatholicVote, as the next U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.

After another Trump victory, I thought about tuning out of politics. Then I remembered that I do not have that luxury. I am a Catholic.

In their “Faithful Citizenship” document, the bishops should recognize options like the American Solidarity Party and challenge the assumption that we must choose between Democrats and Republicans.