The Rise of the Catholic Cyber-Bullies
There was a time in the Catholic Church when supporters of doctrinal orthodoxy could count…
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The Most Ridiculous Responses to the Vatican’s Call-out of the Catho–Christian Right
It’s not surprising that the apparently Vatican-approved denouncement of the conservative Catholic-Christian alliance that has…
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Catholic Archbishop Takes On Jesuit Magazine’s Slam on “Ecumenism of Hate”; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Earlier this month, the Jesuit magazine La Civilta Cattolica published an article on the political…
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Vatican Fires Shot at US Religious Right, Calls Out “Religious Liberty” Industry and “Evangelical-Catholic Alliance”
An article being described as “explosive,” written by two allies of Pope Francis in a…
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Turkish Police Move Against Activists Who Defied Pride Ban; And More in Global LGBT Recap
The anti-equality World Congress of Families will hold its fourth Caribbean regional summit on June…
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New Study: Islamophobia Common in Catholic Media
With Catholic commentators writing about the “threat” of Islam, it’s no surprise many U.S. Catholics have negative views of Muslims
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Catholic Citizenship: Massimo Faggioli on the Role of Public Theologians Today
Massimo Faggioli’s new book, Catholicism and Citizenship: Political Cultures of the Church in the Twenty-First Century,…
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The Unbearable Whiteness of American Lent
I realized then that I didn’t really “get” Lent—or at least how white Catholics interpreted it.
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With Creation of Little Noticed Department, Pope Francis is Securing Liberal Reforms
As Steve Bannon has allied with the pope’s bitterest opponents, liberals have had all the more reason to rally behind Francis.
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Why is the Pope Popular Among Nones?
Popularity in public figureheads is fleeting. As the newly-elected president enters office with the lowest…
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