by Meaghan Downey | Nov 16, 2023 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Politics
WASHINGTON — In a powerful testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, Talia Dror, a junior at Cornell University and the daughter of a Jewish-Iranian immigrant, explained how she never imagined that the antisemitism her family faced in Iran...
by Medill News Service | Nov 9, 2023 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Social Justice
WASHINGTON – Fifty protesters gathered for a “pray-in” in Lafayette Square on Thursday afternoon, holding signs directly facing the White House that said, “Catholics say ceasefire now.” The Catholic and Christian-led prayer service was meant to urge President...
by Samone Blair | Sep 16, 2020 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Living
Advocates deplored the request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and actions by the Department of Health and Human Services to remove religious discrimination and sexual orientation protections in the foster care system, saying the moves were politically motivated...
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by LaTesha Harris | Jul 23, 2020 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Featured
On Monday, President Donald Trump said he plans to send law enforcement to more U.S. cities amidst the current federal lockdown on Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Ore. Trump mentioned New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Baltimore and Oakland as cities...
by Kietryn Zychal | Nov 15, 2018 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — The fence in front of downtown Washington’s Church of the Epiphany became a work of art Wednesday, covered in strips of fabric by passersby as part of an effort to help those who have a home think about those who don’t. Organizers of the art...
by Charlene Zhang | Aug 27, 2018 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Politics
WASHINGTON – Around 40 demonstrators gathered outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Sunday morning, imploring Archbishop of Washington Donald Wuerl to resign. After the release of the grand jury report on Aug. 14 about 300 Catholic priests sexually...
