Here s an editorial from the LA Times on the Vatican s new directive on psychological screening of gay candidates for the priesthood nbsp And before you object to the nbsp idea of a secular paper editorializing on church affairs remember that were it not for The Boston Globe the church would

Dear Prelates and Priests I have a suggestion about how to deal with the election of Barack Obama Keep still and be quiet Father Jay Scott Newman of St Mary rsquo s in Greenville South Carolina was all over the news for suggesting that parishioners who voted for Obama needed to go to confession

It may be worthwhile checking Matt Malone s post on nbsp religion s role nbsp in the election nbsp against the 2004 interview President-elect Obama gave to the Chicago-Sun Times in which he talks of his religious faith Beliefnet has posted uncut the transcript of the hour Obama spent nbsp wi

Fr Roy Bourgeois MM the Maryknoll priest who has been threatened with excommunication for his participation at nbsp an nbsp ordination rite nbsp for women will nbsp travel to the Vatican to appeal his decision nbsp AP is reporting with a contingent of fellow priests and a bishop nbsp Despi

A poll released today by Public Religion Research and sponsored by a coalition of progressive faith-based organizations has some surprises about the role faith played in the 2008 presidential election and how faith voters are approaching the country rsquo s challenges Not surprisingly religious