China Just Put Another Nail in the Coffin of Freedom in Hong Kong
From left, Cardinal Joseph Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, professor Hui Po-keung, and singer Denise Ho at a 2021 press conference. All were arrested by Chinese authorities last week.HK01/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In the nearly two years since the Chinese…
The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Next Target: Birth Control
Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.A few weeks ago, I attended the annual conference of the anti-abortion group Heartbeat International. Even though the Supreme Court’s draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade hadn’t yet been leaked, there was palpable excitement about…
The Pope Calls for Peace in Ukraine
At the Vatican’s first major Easter service since the pandemic, Francis condemns nuclear weapons. Pope Francis leaving his Easter address.Alessandra Tarantino/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Pope Francis called for peace in Ukraine in an Easter address before a crowd of…
Bannon, Milo, and Other Right-Wing Activists Are Hellbent on Transforming the Catholic Church
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.At around the fifth hour of November’s “Enough Is Enough” prayer rally, hosted by the Catholic right media outlet Church Militant, event emcee and fallen alt-right star Milo Yiannopoulos bounded onstage to reveal a dramatic wardrobe change.…
The Pope Welcomed Biden. So Why are US Catholic Bishops Waging a Holy War?
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On November 17, 2020, the head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Archbishop José Gomez, announced that Joe Biden, who had just been elected president, presented “a difficult and complex situation…
They Went to Bible College to Deepen Their Faith. Then They Were Assaulted—and Blamed for It.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Megan Wohlers thought she had done all she needed to do. And even if she had missed something, she thought, she was on a Christian campus, full of other believers—someone would certainly intervene. It was the fall…