Opinion

Tulio Huggins on the challenge of human dignity under the 47th U.S. president, who may resemble a Roman Emperor of old.

There is neither a better time nor occasion than the Jubilee Year to abolish the death penalty in the United States, especially at the state level.

Turning 80, as I do this month, I can no longer kid myself that death is a distant reality. While the temptation is to look back on regrets in my life, I am forcing myself to reflect on what I should be thankful for.

Promising to deport "millions and millions" of migrants and repeating his "drill, baby, drill" mantra, Trump's second inaugural speech could have been a campaign speech if not for the venue, writers Michael Sean Winters.

It was important in Cold War America to prove that it was a Christian nation, so a new story was added to the American creation myth: Through the nation's history, all presidents invoked God as part of their oath.

We are called to pray for the new president and the incoming administration and to support "their efforts to advance the common good."

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deserves to have his legacy of non-violence, love and justice recalled in the context of Catholic social teaching.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about plastic production, Bishop John Stowe's blessing of women acolytes and Cardinal Robert W. McElroy's appointment as Archbishop of Washington.