Pope Francis created 17 new cardinals from 14 countries and all continents, including three from the United States.
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Posted inFaith, News
New York state court rules Sheen remains should be transferred to Peoria
The court deferred to the wishes of the family “because petitioner has set forth a justifiable, good, and substantial reason for moving the remains.”
Posted inFaith, In All Things
This is the day I will remember as the day I finally broke up with my parish.
We’ve been together for decades, but I’ve finally broken up with my parish.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
U.S. bishops aren’t as monolithic as many Americans seem to think. Just look to Rome this weekend
Using too broad a brush to paint any group of people is rarely a good idea, including a hierarchy composed of hundreds of individuals.
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Report commissioned by bishops finds diversity abounds in U.S. church
Catholic institutions and ministries need to adapt and prepare for growing diversity.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
It’s time for Catholics to reassess how we engage in politics.
If our democracy is to survive and prosper, then our politics must become less important.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
How a murdered Maryknoll sister became the subject of a new spiritual and political thriller
‘A Radical Faith’ tells the story of Sister Maura Clarke, one of the churchwomen killed in El Salvador in 1980.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
U.S. bishops express concern and cautious optimism about relations with the Trump administration.
Catholic bishops on Tuesday chose for their top leadership posts two prelates from states touching Mexico.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Washington Front
The role of Catholics in the time of Trump
This is the most improbable election since an elderly Jesuit from Argentina was elected pope.
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Deacons, Women and the Call to Serve: a special video event
A special web round-table discussion sponsored by America Media and the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture.