Why did Church Militant use Marjorie Taylor Greene to attack the U.S. church?
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There are plenty of good reasons for Pope Francis not to go to Ukraine. Futility is not one of them.
After months of saying publicly he would do everything possible to stop the war in Ukraine, including making a visit to the besieged country, Pope Francis said that a trip to Ukraine was now off the table.
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Dr. Fauci’s Catholic upbringing prepared him to fight against the AIDS crisis
Dr. Anthony Fauci shares how his Jesuit education shaped his response to the AIDS crisis—and how others in the church failed to meet the moment.
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Pope Francis is drawing on Vatican II to radically change how the Catholic Church is governed
After nine years, Pope Francis has unveiled a major reform of the Vatican Curia—though its emphases may sound familiar.
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Same-sex blessings, women deacons, lay leadership: Which German synod proposals will Pope Francis veto?
There is only a slim chance of Vatican approval for resolutions calling for a relaxation of celibacy rules for priests and for permitting women to be deacons.
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Better than Trump but ‘too slow to deliver change.’ Biden’s immigration record one year in
While acknowledging it will take years to reverse President Trump’s policies and finally move toward immigration reform, many hoped the Biden administration would have done more by this point.
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In a medical first, a man received a heart transplant from a pig. What does Catholic bioethics have to say?
If this animal-to-human transplant proves successful, it offers the possibility of vastly augmenting the donor supply with organs harvested from genetically edited pigs or other animals.
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The Top 5 U.S. Catholic Newsmakers of 2021
In a year filled with good news and bad, more than a few Catholics stood out in the crowd (for better or for worse).
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Stories from 2021 that Pope Francis wished you would have read
Here’s a rundown of some of the issues the pope tried to keep at the forefront of the news in 2021 and articles about them you may have missed.
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Joe Biden is taking a page from Ronald Reagan’s playbook in his meeting with Pope Francis
At one point Ronald Reagan needed a powerful ally who could help him hold on to Catholic voters — and he found that ally in John Paul II. Today, Joe Biden faces a similar situation.