The number of questions from Catholic organizations to N.C.B.C.’s ethicists about transgender issues “has increased radically and surprisingly” in recent years.
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Posted inMagazine, Your Take
The Letters
“I am so pleased to see these efforts to address this very sad phenomenon of Islamophobia. Diversity makes us richer and stronger together.”
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Prophetic, Not Partisan: Why We Need Courageous Preaching about Politics
The Gospel demands more of us—both when we speak and when we listen.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Should churches be able to endorse politicians? Clergy aren’t so certain.
President Trump wants to repeal the code banning all federally recognized nonprofit organizations—including religious organizations—from endorsing political candidates.
Posted inFaith, News
Growing U.S. Hispanic population is a blessing for the church, says theologian
The growing number of U.S. Hispanic parishioners puts a new face on the church, forces it to renew itself, pushes it to redefine its commitment and presents dioceses with a challenge.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What I’ve learned in the trenches of religious education
People are more likely to be open to hearing the truth if they know you occasionally feed them and give them free babysitting.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Trump says he will roll back political limits on churches
The president made no mention of steps he may take on religious freedom, saying only that it is a “sacred right.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Krista Tippett: Religion does not have a monopoly on faith.
Krista Tippett shares unexpected wisdom from 20 years of interviewing people about faith
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Diversity, leaky roofs and aging priests: Inside the changing U.S. Catholic Church
Diversity brings opportunity, but leaky roofs and aging priests bring challenges to American parishes.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
An opportunity lost: What Catholics actually wanted to hear at Mass last weekend
80 percent of poll respondents agreed that not enough was done in their parishes to address the ongoing political upheaval.