Even pro-life advocates who have long called for overturning Roe v. Wade are unsure what comes next as a Supreme Court decision that could reverse the landmark 1973 decision is expected this month.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
3 things the Catholic Church can do to fight racism (besides issuing statements)
It is not enough to issue occasional condemnations of racism. The U.S. church must invest in Black Catholic churches and schools, as well as diocesan offices for Black parishioners.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Interview: What is the bishops’ eucharistic revival, and why should Catholics care?
Pew reports that only 32 percent of U.S. Catholics believe in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The U.S. bishops are trying to make that number go up.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Courageous prophet or anti-Francis culture warrior? The Bishop Olmsted I knew was simply a pastor.
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s tenure was not without controversy, but in my nine years of working with him, I found him to be a prayerful, generous and thoughtful man.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholic News Service provides vital context that secular media misses. Shutting it down is a mistake.
The U.S. bishops’ decision to shut down Catholic News Service by the end of this year will deprive the rest of the world of a reliable and authoritative source for the church’s take on things.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Phoenix’s newly appointed bishop John Dolan ‘likes to dialogue, rather than shut things down’
Bishop Dolan compared his outlook to that of Pope Francis, explaining that he “grew up in a very large family, nine kids. There’s no way of drawing a line in the sand with nine kids. You can’t do that.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Remembering Rosemary Radford Ruether, a feminist theologian who challenged what it means to be a ‘good Catholic’
Rosemary Radford Ruether, who died on May 21, deliberately lived both within the Catholic tradition and on its margins.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
No confusion about a new poll: Most U.S. Catholics disagree with church leaders on abortion and L.G.B.T. issues
Last week saw the release of yet another poll suggesting that a majority of U.S. Catholics do indeed hold pro-choice views on abortion.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis names Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire, to head Diocese of Winona-Rochester
The 62-year-old Chicago native who founded the Word on Fire ministry was appointed the next bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minn., by Pope Francis.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Pope Francis is making Bishop McElroy a cardinal—and the response from Catholic Twitter is depressing.
Instead of a point of pride and hope among all U.S. Catholics, the announcement of Cardinal-designate McElroy’s impending elevation became just another opportunity for Catholic twitterati to have at it.