Politics

‘Caritas in Veritate’ chief says divisions need spiritual, political solution
- Aug 23, 2020
As the United States continues to wade through racial tensions, partisan divides over the coronavirus, and an upcoming election in the most polarized stage of its history, one social justice advocate has called for reconciliation, saying it is a task that will require both political and spiritual investment.

By Elise Ann Allen
On Pope Francis, the bishops and the politics of a plague
- Mar 21, 2020
There’s no sense pretending there isn’t an increasingly political edge to some Catholic conversation about the Church’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Why Greta, not Boris, may be the right way to assess Francis’s political impact
- Dec 15, 2019
Perhaps we can’t judge the impact of Pope Francis on politics by the usual measures, because, befitting his Argentinian populist outlook, he’s more interested in horizontal rather than vertical change.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Malta bishops urge calm amid anti-corruption protests
- Dec 14, 2019
This week Malta’s bishops have urged the public to stay calm and avoid violence as turmoil mounts following shocking revelations involving top government officials made in the investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

By Elise Harris
Poll finds American Catholics don’t look to clergy on politics
- Nov 15, 2019
A new survey from the PEW Research Center has found that not only do most Americans believe religion and politics shouldn’t mingle, but Catholics in particular emerged as less likely than other U.S. Christian churches to trust their clergy on hot-button issues such as abortion.

By Elise Harris
Amid political meltdown, Peru’s bishops urge fighting ‘cycle of corruption’
- Oct 2, 2019
With a history of corruption at the highest levels, political woes are nothing new in Peru, however, after a recent congressional meltdown the country’s bishops have urged citizens to avoid escalation and to double-down on anti-corruption efforts.

By Elise Harris