In ‘The Vanishing Church,’ Ryan Burge presents a data-driven picture of how the American religious and political landscapes have transformed together over the past 50 years.
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Inside the US bishops’ plan for Hispanic ministry in the era of mass deportations
Immigrant accompaniment is just one of the priorities the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops set for Hispanic ministry in 2026.
Posted inThe Weekly Dispatch
U.S. Catholics, from bishops to lay advocates, scramble to help Haitian community as ICE prepares for deportations
In Miami, which hosts the largest Haitian community in the country, Archbishop Wenski described Haitian residents as “very tense, very nervous” as they await whatever comes next.
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Florida has no business explaining Catholic teaching on vaccines to the bishops
Even if you are sympathetic to Catholic parents who conscientiously object to mandatory vaccinations, do you really want to live in a country where public officials determine what counts as heresy for religious citizens?
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Paragraph 176 of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ and Pope Leo XIV’s apology for the enslavement of African people
“Pope Leo’s formal apology and plea for forgiveness is long overdue,” Bishop Edward Braxton writes. Is it too late for the pope’s words to have an impact?
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Exorcist priest removed by Cardinal McElroy resumes prayer ministry in home diocese
A priest who was removed as an Archdiocese of Washington exorcist is relaunching his nonprofit deliverance ministry, while remaining a priest in good standing in his home diocese.
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Fulton Sheen Bet on America. Some Catholics Want to Call It Off.
Fulton Sheen saw America as fertile ground for Catholicism. The offer still stands.
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Ross Douthat and the case for the Catholic lay intellectual
Ross Douthat’s greatest contribution has not been to conservative politics or even to Catholic debates. It has been to demonstrate that Catholicism remains an intellectually serious way of understanding the world.
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The lesson of the Ceuta migrant crisis isn’t about liberal border policy.
Ceuta is a symptom of a global problem. And it will get worse without action.
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Catholic schools and childhood vaccines: A showdown between Florida’s attorney general and bishops
A showdown over vaccines between Catholic school officials in Florida and the state’s attorney general this week revived debate over the morality and efficacy of vaccinations.