Headline News and Catholic Social Teaching

A brief look at specific stories in the news through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching.

Podcasting since 2025 • 14 episodes

Headline News and Catholic Social Teaching

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Declining Birth Rates and Catholic Social Teaching

In this episode we’ll look at declining birth rates and see what Catholic Social Teaching has to say about this global long-term trend.Here are references and notes:National Center for Health Statistics - Births:

May 13, 2026 • Episode 14 • 13:40

Birthright Citizenship and Catholic Social Teaching

In this episode you’ll hear about the issue of birthright citizenship and whether Catholic Social Teaching has anything to say about it.Here are references and notes:

April 29, 2026 • Episode 13 • 14:12

War in Iran and Catholic Social Teaching

This episode is about the war in Iran and what Catholic Social Teaching has to say about the war, focusing on news and reactions from February 28 to April 8, 2026.Here are references and notes:Here's what the

April 15, 2026 • Episode 12 • 13:00

Humanitarian Aid Cuts and Catholic Social Teaching

This episode is about the significant reduction in global humanitarian assistance that started in 2025 and continues into 2026.Here are notes and references:

April 01, 2026 • Episode 11 • 12:55

Gender Legislation and Catholic Social Teaching

This episode is about the fairly remarkable amount of recent legislative activity related to transgenderism, and what Catholic Social Teaching has to say about this topic.Here are references and additional resources.

March 18, 2026 • Episode 10 • 13:52

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Tom Mulhern

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