Kevin Clarke
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A grim anniversary in Ukraine as church agencies continue to help war’s refugees and displaced people
On the war’s first anniversary, there is little enthusiasm on either side for negotiations that might produce peace. The staff and volunteers of Caritas Ukraine accept a double duty—agents of humanitarian aid but also, with their families, victims and targets of conflict themselves. → Read More
Open your heart to victims of tragedy in Turkey and Syria
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, by Kevin Clarke → Read More
Jesuit Refugee Service: After 12 years of war, Syrians are driven to the limit by earthquake suffering
“These are strong, courageous people of hope,” Daniel Corrou, S.J., the director of Jesuit Refugee Service/Middle East and North Africa, said. But even hope has its limits. → Read More
With a ‘sham trial’ of a Nicaraguan bishop about to begin, a clampdown on the nation’s Catholic Church continues
Bishop Álvarez briefly materialized in Managua for a pre-trial hearing, accused of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity and propagation of false news.” A frequent government critic, Bishop Álvarez had strongly objected to the closing of Catholic radio and television stations last year. → Read More
What does it mean to be a baptized member of the Catholic Church?
A reflection for the Baptism of the Lord, by Kevin Clarke → Read More
The death penalty’s 2022 lowlight: a record number of botched executions
According to the Death Penalty Information Center: “Seven of the 20 execution attempts were visibly problematic—an astonishing 37 percent—as a result of executioner incompetence, failures to follow protocols, or defects in the protocols themselves.” → Read More
Republicans accuse Catholic Charities of breaking the law in its border response
Catholic Charities USA officials pushed back strongly against allegations from Republican House of Representatives members that its humanitarian responses to the U.S. border crisis were potentially criminal acts. → Read More
The gift that shows up in the midst of our December weariness
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent, by Kevin Clarke → Read More
Is the Biden administration ready to respond to a Haitian immigration emergency?
People who hope to escape Haiti’s cholera outbreak and life-threatening insecurity cannot wait for a more welcome climate to emerge in the United States. → Read More
Interview: Bishop Stowe wants the USCCB to take Pope Francis’ priorities seriously
The election Archbishop Timothy Broglio to lead the conference suggested to Bishop Stowe that “we’re definitely not going to be going in the direction of Pope Francis any more than we have, and that’s unfortunate.” → Read More
Bishops elect Archbishop Broglio of military archdiocese as president of USCCB
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services was elected Nov. 15 to a three-year term as president of the U.S.C.C.B. during the bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore. → Read More
Is it possible to fight inflation without putting thousands out of work? Here’s what Catholic social teaching says.
The church’s preferential option for the poor demands that U.S. policymakers dovetail inflation-fighting with credible investments to sustain the unemployed. → Read More
The problem with the prosperity Gospel
A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke → Read More
Catholic schools outperform public and charter counterparts in first post-Covid national assessment
“If Catholic schools were a state, they’d be the highest performing in the nation on all four N.A.E.P. tests,” Kathleen Porter-Magee, the superintendent of Partnership Schools, pointed out on Twitter. → Read More
Two Jesuits report from the Ukraine front—standing up to Putin and serving refugees in Poland
How are negotiations possible, Father Andriy Zelinskyy asked, when the Russian opening position is: “Either you do what we want or we kill you.” → Read More
Living in hell: A Jesuit superior describes dire conditions in Haiti
“Haitian people are living in what may be easily compared to hell,” Jean Denis Saint Félix, S.J., says. “No electricity, no running water, no transportation because there is no fuel. Unhealthy conditions everywhere.” → Read More
Providers push back on abortion criticism: ‘This country would be in dire straits without Catholic health care’
Sister Haddad, the president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association, wonders why any fair observer should be surprised to discover that Catholic institutions would adhere to Catholic teaching on abortion and contraception. → Read More
What does the Catholic Church say about cheating?
How many of us know real-world cheaters who have just plain gotten ahead, not despite their short-cutting but because of it? → Read More
What early Christian communities teach us about care for the poor
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke → Read More
Still no arrests more than 100 days after the murder of two Jesuits in Mexico
“Our position, after 100 days and after having recovered the bodies, is clear: We demand the municipal, state and federal authorities to be aware of their obligations.” → Read More