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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The Treaty Named Itself Deterrence: Catholic Teaching on the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact in Mecca. What Catholic social teaching says about deterrence and the arms…
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The Child Does Not Inherit His Father’s Paperwork: Catholic Teaching and the New Birthright Citizenship Orders
Trump’s new birthright citizenship and birth tourism orders, weighed against Catholic social teaching on human dignity, the family, and the rights of…
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The Coordinates Were Agreed in Three Capitals: Catholic Teaching on Who Belongs at the Table
Iran and Oman agreed the coordinates for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. A Catholic deacon on participation, the common good, and who…
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The Missing Seafarer: Catholic Teaching and the Men Inside the Ships at Hormuz
A Catholic look at the Strait of Hormuz deal: 6,000 sailors stranded, one missing off Oman, and what the Church teaches about…
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No Strikes Were Recorded Monday: What the Church Means When She Says Peace Is Not the Absence of War
Israeli strikes paused Monday after a Gaza disarmament push. A Catholic look at why the Church says peace is never just the…
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The Water Belongs to Everyone: Catholic Teaching and the Bargaining over the Strait of Hormuz
Iran and the U.S. are bargaining over the Strait of Hormuz. Catholic social teaching says a waterway given to the whole human…
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The Lights Were the Bargaining Chip: What the Church Says About Threatening a Nation’s Power Grid
Trump called off strikes on Iran’s energy sites. A Catholic deacon on why the Church forbids making a whole population suffer to…
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No Agreement, Just a Threat: The Church on a Peace Built Without Truth
Trump and Hamas give contradictory accounts of the Gaza disarmament deal. A Catholic look at why peace requires truth before justice or…
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Inventory and Storage, Not Disarmament: What the Church Asks of a Peace Neither Side Will Name
Trump’s Gaza disarmament deal calls it disarmament; Hamas calls it inventory and storage. What Catholic social teaching asks of a peace built…
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“It’s Our Turn”: What the Church Says About a War Run on Reprisal
The US struck Iran because Iran struck first. A Catholic look at why reprisal is not a reason the Church accepts, and…