As same-sex marriage becomes more mainstream, the church holds the line on L.G.B.T. issues.
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Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Puerto Rico to receive $11 billion in disaster aid. Advocates warn it won’t be enough.
Some of the poorest parts of the island remain cut off from the transportation and energy infrastructure.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ family teaching is a paradigm shift in the church
Pope Francis has encouraged church leaders to accept “a healthy dose of self-criticism.”
Posted inFaith, Features
What a Rust Belt quest for a missing statue taught me about devotion.
What a missing statue and a Rust Belt quest taught me about devotion.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Cardinal Tobin: Christians must recognize humanity of immigrants, refugees
“We forget where we came from, not just as the early Christian church, but also as a country.”
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Who are the ‘real’ Catholics? A survey of women prompts challenging questions
The only answers that mattered, some argued, were the ones offered by people who attended Mass weekly or more.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
How can we keep young people in the church?
Our Jan. 31st guest is Ellen B. Koneck. She manages aquisitions, sales and marketing at Anselm Academic. Previously, Ms. Koneck was the community and events manager at Commonweal and taught in the Catholic studies department at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. We are discussing her recent article, “How modern technology helped me teach theology to uninterested […]
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
This Franciscan retreat center has a new mission: welcoming the undocumented
“It’s not just, ‘I’ll pray for you.’ We need to do something personally for them.”
Posted inFaith, Video
Fr. James Martin and Ross Douthat discuss religion and civil discourse
Part I of a new America Media series on Civility in America
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U.S.C.C.B. anti-racism committee will seek to improve the church’s role in racial relations
Twenty-five years after “Brothers and Sisters to Us,” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned a study to discern its implementation and reception. The results of that study painted a disheartening picture of the church’s relationship with the black community.