ESSAY: IT’S TIME TO RECLAIM THE PRO-WORKER HISTORY OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOHN GEHRING, author and Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life Action, calls for greater action on labour rights in the US…
US judge denies nuclear protestors’ religious freedom defence
RNS A federal judge in the US has denied a request by a group of Catholic peace activists to dismiss charges against them for breaking into a nuclear submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, last year to protest nuclear weapons. The seven activists, individually and through their lawyers, used a novel defence, citing the Religion […]
ESSAY: EQUITY IN THE US REQUIRES NEW TAXES AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF CURRENT LAWS
US columnist THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, argues in favour of improving US tax laws and the powers of the Internal Revenue Service to enforce them…
ESSAY: FOUR CHALLENGES FOR CATHOLIC BISHOPS AT SYNOD ON YOUNG PEOPLE
As Catholic bishops from across the globe gather in Rome for a synod on young people, US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at four key challenges the church faces in engaging with youth…