The prospect of U.S. aid being stalled only emboldens those extremists in Russia and Gaza who think they can wait out the West, and achieve the destruction of their enemies, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
While no one doubts the pope's good intentions in seeking dialogue with the Russians, many have urged him to take a tougher stance against President Vladimir Putin's aggression.
Commentary: On the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, we should remember displaced people from Afghanistan, Ukraine and other countries, even when their tragic stories no longer dominate the headlines.
The pope on Sept. 15 backed Ukraine's right to defend itself from Russia's violent seven-month-long invasion. For the first time he appeared to lend his support to other countries that are supplying Ukrainians with arms.
We are now less than two months from the midterm elections. The New York Times' polling genius Nate Cohn has started to zero in on the midterm polling, and he is flashing a big yellow caution light to Democrats.
As Pax Christi USA celebrates 50 years, the signs of the times that were current in 1972 remain, even if circumstances and particulars have changed. The Gospel of Jesus continues to call us all to conversion.
Commentary: We need an all-out mobilization to build renewable energy in Europe and around the world, and it starts by divesting from fossil fuels. This will help us end the war in my country and rebuild Ukraine from the war ashes.
