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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.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Former gang member heads national program to bring ‘invisibles’ into church
Mr. Torres’s relentless years of ministering to gang members, drug addicts and the incarcerated is beginning to be recognized.
Posted inPolitics & Society
How the Catholic mood about the Trump administration shifted in just a week
The U.S. bishops have published statements condemning three executive orders in President Trump’s first week.
Posted inPolitics & Society
Prayers for life surround the March for Life
Cardinal Dolan: “We come together this sacred evening in a church we claim as a sanctuary…to reclaim the belief that a mother’s womb is the primal sanctuary, where a helpless, innocent, fragile, tiny baby must be safe, secure, nurtured and protected.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
President Trump’s crackdown on sanctuary cities is un-American, Newark cardinal says
Cardinal Tobin: “Closing borders and building walls are not rational acts…. Mass detentions and wholesale deportation benefit no one; such inhuman policies destroy families and communities.”
Posted inFaith, Your Take
How would you rate your experience of parish-based religious education?
We received a wide range of responses to our request to America readers to rate their experiences of parish-based religious education. Some, like Maria Barrera of Brooklyn, N.Y., described religious education as a “wholesome” time for her children that positively affected how her family practiced the faith, thanks to the hard work of her parish […]