In a wide-ranging interview, synod member Catherine Clifford discusses seminary formation, the authority of bishops and what’s needed to move beyond the ‘divergences’ that emerged at the synod.
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Interview: Finding a way between ‘cafeteria Catholicism’ and Catholic fundamentalism
Dogma, doctrine and papal authority: What do you need to believe to be Catholic?
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Pope Francis’ new doctrine head: Heresy spreads when the church simply condemns
In an interview with La Civiltà Cattolica, Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández reflected on his mandate from Pope Francis to “promot[e] theological knowledge” rather than to correct “doctrinal errors.”
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The Vatican blocked this theologian’s promotion—and he still doesn’t know why
Father Martin Lintner, whom the Vatican rejected after he was elected dean of his theological college, speaks to America about the tensions between the Vatican and theologians and his hopes for change.
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Interview: Alana Chen died by suicide in 2019. A fellow LGBT Catholic gets to the bottom of her story in a new podcast.
“Dear, Alana” chronicles Ms. Chen’s involvement in her Boulder, Colo., Catholic community—and with therapy that seemed to use some ideas common in conversion therapy.
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‘Mother Teresa of Honduras’: ‘With this Light’ profiles nun’s 70 years of ministry
“She was so inspiring, but she was also so human. She’d get herself in trouble, and she knew it,” co-director Nicole Bernardi-Reis said of Sister María Rosa Leggol in an interview with America.
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What brings together atheist philosopher Peter Singer and a pro-life Catholic? Animal rights.
It may appear strange that a Catholic moral theologian (me) would interact with an atheist philosopher who has consistently rejected the sanctity of human life while demanding we respect the lives of nonhuman animals.
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New cardinal says October’s synod is not about changing church teaching
Days after his appointment by Pope Francis, OSV News spoke with Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S., who shared his thoughts on his new role, the Synod on Synodality, and why both the synod and the National Eucharistic Revival are “just the beginning” of a fresh encounter with Jesus Christ.
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Interview: Mary Stommes on prayer, Catholic publishing and her time editing Give Us This Day
Mary Stommes, who marked her last day as editor of monthly publication Give Us This Day on June 29, discusses her journey with Liturgical Press and the significance of daily prayer.
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Interview: Cardinal Cupich spent 2 weeks in Ukraine and Poland. He left both sad and hopeful.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, recently concluded a two-week visit to Poland and war-torn Ukraine, he shares his experience with America’s Vatican correspondent, Gerry O’Connell.