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Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
Duquesne University
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Only theology professors were found ineligible to join the union.
Master of the Bigallo Crucifix. Crucifix, 1230/1240. The Art Institute of Chicago, A. A. Munger Collection.
Arts & CultureArt
Michael J. O’Loughlin
War and religion are the subjects of a new permanent exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Wilton Gregory in 2012 (CNS photo/ Michael Alexander, Georgia Bulletin)
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“It is the ugly face of clericalism that unfortunately still has too much influence in our church,” Archbishop Gregory said.
Hillary Clinton speaks at last October's Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Clinton may have narrowly won the Catholic vote, but there were huge differences between Hispanics and non-Hispanics.
 Cardinal Blase Cupich announces the creation of a new anti-violence initiative in Chicago on April 4. 
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
In a letter to Chicago’s young people, Pope Francis says to follow the example of Martin Luther King Jr.
President Trump's reversal on climate change has been criticized in Rome.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
One of the pope’s senior advisers urged Mr. Trump to listen to “dissenting” voices when it comes to the environment.
Able Putu, a homeless man in a wheelchair, eats a meal on a Washington street March 8 prepared by volunteers of the St. Maria's meals program run by Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities agencies across the United States could face huge budget holes in other areas should Congress approve the president’s proposed budget. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Catholic Charities agencies across the United States could face huge budget holes should Congress approve the president’s proposed budget.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“This bill is catastrophic for Catholic social teaching and particularly for the people who we’re called to serve,” Sister Carol Keehan said.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The ruling appears to confirm fears among some faith leaders that courts are reining in the definition of religious practice.
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago is pictured after a prayer service at which he took possession of his titular church of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island in Rome Nov. 20. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The cardinal has frequently been critical of the Trump administration’s stance toward undocumented immigrants and refugees.