Prisoners have been disproportionately harmed by the spread of coronavirus. Progressive district attorneys like Larry Krasner have taken the lead in responding.
Facing the challenges and dangers posed by the pandemic, one cannot simply rely on or blame those in authority. Good government now matters more than ever.
Our residence for retired priests in New York has already experienced two deaths. Even so, Christ is present in routine, natural beauty, and above all, prayer.
This COVID-19 crisis is the kind of emergency that in the last two centuries has amplified the advantage the institutional papacy has over local churches.
Catholic hospitals are already underfunded. With COVID-19 cases rising, they face an ethical dilemma: how to distribute limited resources in favor of the poor.
As our shambolic “wartime president” exploits genuine fears to advance his xenophobic agenda, Germany is offering the United States a lesson in liberal democracy.
