The movie about children’s TV host Fred Rogers, directed by Morgan Neville (“Twenty Feet From Stardom”), is sturdy and unavoidably sentimental.
June 2018
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
At Detroit Encuentro, church leaders urged to learn more about Hispanic devotions and traditions
At the Region VI Encuentro June 2-3 in Detroit, dioceses were asked to encourage priests and lay leaders to learn more about and provide space for Hispanic devotions and traditions.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Philippine church leaders reject proposal to have priests carry guns in wake of attacks
Church leaders in the Philippines criticized a proposal to arm priests as a protective measure in the wake of recent attacks on clergy members.
Posted inFaith, News
Astronauts give Pope Francis a custom space suit
The blue flight suit bears the pope’s name, a pair of angel wings, and a short white cape.
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New Australian law requires priests to report abuse admissions made in confessional
Such legislation would threaten Catholics’ religious freedom.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Baltimore Catholics can now have that outdoor wedding they’ve dreamed of
Baltimore is not the first Catholic diocese in the United States to allow weddings outside of churches, but it is still very rare.
Posted inArts & Culture, Explainer
Why the Catholic Church cares about sports
A new Vatican document considers the impact of sports on society, the pursuit of the common good and the unity of the human family.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Who deserves to be healthy? The prosperity gospel according to Goop
The prosperity gospel offers an enticing invitation: If you work hard enough, if you have enough faith, you’ll get there. All the good things in your life, you earned.
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Church group requests #MeToo activists for solidarity with persecuted women of faith
Under the title “#MeToo for All,” Aid to the Church in Need has published an open letter to four famous actresses asking their help in publicizing the widespread sexual exploitation of women because of their faith.
Posted inFaith, News
Catholic Church in Congo suspends sacraments as Ebola spreads
An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month has led Roman Catholics to stop administering several sacraments temporarily in an attempt to keep the deadly disease from spreading.