Among those Catholics who choose to leave the church, 74 percent do so between the ages of 10 and 20. And 87 percent of them say that it is for good.
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A 3-question examination of conscience on immigration that all Catholics need to do
Catholics are called to act and to equip ourselves with truth-telling tools to transform the polemics of immigration into a grace-filled response to human suffering.
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Las Vegas and the fatalism of “thoughts and prayers” Christianity
Pat Robertson and others appear to have abandoned the notion that political action has the ability to improve the lives of the governed.
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What would Martin Luther say about today’s migrant and refugee crises?
We need to revisit the views of this 16th-century reformer on hospitality now more than ever.
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What would Thomas Merton make of Trump, climate change and Twitter?
In his position, others might have begun to hate the world. Instead, Thomas Merton found he could not leave it alone.
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If St. Louis is the “new Selma,” what role will Catholics play in racial reconciliation?
Last month, Jason Stockley, the white police officer who killed Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old black man, was acquitted. How did the city of St. Louis respond?
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Black Elk, the Lakota medicine man turned Catholic teacher, is promoted for sainthood
Sainthood for Black Elk could help the inclusion of indigenous Americans within the Catholic Church, but it also raises questions about the church’s role in erasing Lakota culture.
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In 1918, this American Catholic accepted a death sentence rather than go to war
The courageous witness of ‘unarmed prophet’ Ben Salmon—precisely one century ago—anticipated a major development in Catholic doctrine on war and peace,.
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Sex abuse happens across denominations. Here’s how one Protestant minister is helping people heal
The Rev. Carol Howard Merritt says that the image of a God who suffers with us can play a role in helping people recover.
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How the top-heavy Catholic Church is losing the ground game in China
Even if relations improve with the government, the Catholic Church in China needs evangelization efforts to grow beyond a devout but tiny membership.