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Oct 12 2018
News
Pope Francis accepts resignation of D.C. archbishop Wuerl, amid criticism of the cardinal’s handling of abuse claims
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Washington’s archbishop, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, a trusted papal ally who became a symbol among many Catholics for what they regard as the church’s defensive and weak response to clerical sex abuse.
Washington PostSep 21 2020
News
Why Milwaukee could determine Joe Biden's fate in November's election
Many Americans were stunned when Donald Trump narrowly defeated Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin in 2016. Greg Lewis was not.
In the months leading up to the election, Lewis, an assistant pastor at St Gabriel’s Church of God in Christ in Milwaukee, the state’s largest city, would drive up and down highways crisscrossing Wisconsin and all he saw were Trump posters. But in the city, where
The GuardianFeb 03 2017
Opinion
Prayer breakfast: Why Christian conservatives are happy with Trump
At Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast, the president again vows to eliminate federal law that forbids political speech by tax-exempt churches. It's the latest of several moves to please a key voting bloc. Donald Trump has never been known primarily as a man of faith. But in his first appearance Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump reaffirmed that he will be a strong
Christian Science MonitorNov 02 2014
News
Sorry, But Media Coverage of Pope Francis is Papal Bull
The "Pope Francis supports evolution" story is just the latest example of the press getting the Catholic Church completely wrong. It is official: the media has gone bananas in its coverage of Pope Francis. The OMG-Pope-Francis-Supports-Evolution story of the past two days is just the latest example. Almost every news outlet, major and minor, has plastered Pope Francis’ name across the
Time MagazineOct 12 2020
News
California Election Official, State GOP Spar Over Ballot Drop Boxes
California’s top election official on Monday said ballot drop-off boxes recently set up by the state Republican Party at locations including outside churches and campaign headquarters are illegal.
Though voters in California can designate someone else to submit their ballot, the state’s top election officials said the GOP drop boxes improperly resembled official ones set up by county
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 21 2015
News
Charleston Shooting Suspect Tried Killing Self After Shooting, Victim's Son Says
Dylann Roof was charged with killing nine at Emanuel AME Church.
ABC News (Online)Jun 05 2020
News
The White House is now surrounded by nearly 2 miles of fencing and barricades
In the 72 hours since the Trump administration used tear gas and other nonlethal force to violently clear Lafayette Square of peaceful protesters before President Trump's walk to St. John's Church, "the White House has been transformed into a veritable fortress," The Washington Post reports, with tall security fencing and concrete barriers erected to keep protesters from an expanded secure
The Week - NewsOct 29 2021
News
Biden, Pope Francis Meet Amid Controversy Over Abortion
President Biden, the second Catholic president in American history, traveled to the Vatican on Friday for a meeting with Pope Francis that is expected to focus on climate change but has been overshadowed by controversy among church leaders over the president’s support for abortion rights.
Some U.S. bishops say that Catholic politicians who support legal access to abortion should be
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 28 2021
News
Biden Vastly Expands “Protected Areas” Where ICE Can’t Arrest Immigrants
Starting this week, the number of places where immigration enforcement officials are not allowed to arrest people is growing. The Biden administration issued a new policy Wednesday that directs agents to stay away from playgrounds, domestic violence shelters, healthcare facilities, public demonstrations, disaster response centers, and other locations.
The new “protected areas” policy
Mother JonesJun 01 2020
Analysis
Officers fire tear gas on peaceful protesters to clear the way for Trump’s photo op
President Trump gave his first televised statement on the George Floyd protests Monday, emphasizing the need for “law and order” and threatening to send in the US military to violently disperse “mobs” across the country.
Just before he spoke, federal police violently broke up a peaceful protest just outside the White House, tear-gassing a group of about 1,000 demonstrators and then
Vox