Politics Archives

Two 100-day milestones, two very different Catholic conversations

Apr 30, 2021

In America, Catholic reaction to Biden inevitably begins and ends with abortion; in Italy, not only is abortion not prominent, for all intents and purposes it’s invisible.

By John L. Allen Jr.

‘Cross centered’ politics is motivated by love of neighbor, scholar says

Mar 15, 2021

Daniel K. Williams is a professor of history at the University of West Georgia and the author of ‘The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship.’ He spoke to Crux.

By Charles C. Camosy

Faith leaders urge Congress to honor election result

Jan 5, 2021

More than 2,000 faith leaders and religious activists are calling on members of Congress to honor the result of November’s election and avoid “a delayed and drawn out objection” this week when President-elect Joe Biden’s win is set to be certified.

By Elana Schor

Political tact doesn’t stop Pope from (indirectly) tweaking Trump

Oct 27, 2020

If concern about being seen as partisan close to an election were actually as strong as the Vatican often likes to say, would it have been so hard to wait a few days to give a thumbs-up to a book or to name a new crop of cardinals?

By John L. Allen Jr.

Nun honored by Time Magazine says politics should serve people, not party interests

Oct 6, 2020

Sister Norma Pimentel, who recently made it on this years’ Timr 100 Most Influential People list for her work on the U.S.-Mexico border, has lamented the politicization of the immigration issue, insisting that politics should serve people, not partisan interests.

By Elise Ann Allen

‘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.