Catholic women may be part of a Democratic voting wave in 2018. They are ready to welcome women deacons.
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Posted inFaith, Features
The humble, indispensable women leading the Catholic Church you’ve (probably) never heard of
The church may benefit from a more deliberate effort to reach out to Catholic women.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic leaders condemn Trump remarks about Haiti, Africa
Earlier on Friday, the Vatican’s newspaper called the president’s remarks “harsh” and “offensive.” Later, a senior official for the U.S. bishops conference released a statement highlighting the racial elements of Mr. Trump’s comments.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
With an eye toward tradition, young adult Catholics gather with Focus to talk evangelization
Focus is a nearly 20-year-old evangelization ministry started by a layperson who was frustrated that non-Catholic student groups seemed more successful in spreading the faith on college campuses.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium
On January 10, we spoke to Dr. C. Vanessa White, a past convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium and assistant professor of spirituality and ministry at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, about her recent article in America, “A Portrait of Black Catholicism: Celebrating 40 years of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium.” We also discussed […]
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Baby Jesus was a Dreamer in Egypt
No matter what you think of people coming into the country illegally, one can hardly blame children brought by their parents.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
New Trump refugee policies could close more than 20 Catholic Charities resettlement offices
As many as 17 to 23 Catholic Charities offices around the country are now confronting the end of programs that have been successfully assimilating thousands of refugees into U.S. society for decades
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholics mark National Migration Week as threats to migrants mount
The undocumented “remind us who we were called to be, not only as a nation of immigrants but as a people of faith.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Cardinal Tobin: ‘I hope women will continue to speak the truth’
An interview with Cardinal Joseph Tobin on the changing place of women in the church.