News Commentary
The day’s news read through the teaching of the Church, free, every day. For one principle worked through in depth each week, see The Catholic Citizen. For the teaching itself, start with Catholic Social Teaching: the twelve principles.
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Entrusted to One Another: What the Church Asks After a Gunman Walks into an Oregon Classroom
A teen killed three children and a teacher at an Oregon school before a father stopped him. What the Church teaches about…
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Even Among Enemies: What the Church Asks of a Truce Only One Side Kept
Ukraine says it is done with the energy truce Trump announced Sunday. What the Church teaches about keeping faith, and why a…
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Never Mere Cargo: What the Church Asks When Sailors Become Targets in the Strait of Hormuz
A container ship sank near Hormuz after a strike this week. What the Church teaches about the dignity of the seafarers who…
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The True Measure of Humanity: What the Church Asks of Us While Pope Leo Recovers from Lung Cancer
Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer, the Vatican said after his surgery. What the Church teaches about solidarity with the sick and…
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A Just Judge Regards Causes: What the Church Asks After Federal Agents Search Ilhan Omar’s Home
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home weeks before the election. What the Church teaches about judging the cause without regard to…
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A Minimum Protection: What the Church Asks of Every Side After Missiles Hit Riyadh’s Airport
Houthi missiles killed at least 12 at Riyadh’s airport. What the Church teaches about protecting civilians once a war has already begun.
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Theirs to Replace: What the Church Asks When Washington Tells Ukraine to Change Its President
Trump says Ukraine should get a new president. What the Church teaches about who has the right to choose, and to replace,…
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Drinking in Madness: What the Church Asks Before the Pentagon Livestreams an Execution
The Pentagon plans to livestream a Fort Hood shooter’s execution. What the Church teaches about human dignity and what watching a death…
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Fire Heats Most What Is Next to It: What the Church Asks of the Gulf Coast Before Isaias Makes Landfall
Hurricane Isaias is bearing down on the Gulf Coast. What the Church teaches about solidarity, and why it begins with the neighbor…
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Some Share in the Government: What the Church Asks of France When Its Students Take to the Streets
Student protests have shut high schools across France. What the Church teaches about giving the young a real share in the life…