I’m Too Sexy for My Church: Will a Thriving Singles Scene Renew American Catholicism?
As the choir rehearses before St. Monica’s Sunday evening Mass, two blond women in skinny…
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Is the Pope’s Concern for Immigration Just a “Numbers Game”?
Pope Francis may differ greatly in tone from Pope Benedict, but on many social issues…
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Pope Francis Loves Nuns, But Can the Divide Between Sisters and Vatican Be Healed?
Pope Francis confessed his love for a woman—for many women, actually—on national television this month….
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Fr. John Dear, Dismissed from Jesuits: “It Is So Strange to Be Hated by So Many Church Leaders”
“If you are going to be a Catholic—or any type of Christian—you are going to have to get rid of your guns, withdraw from any military, have nothing to do with weapons manufacturing or killing, and practice nonviolence at every level.”
Read MoreNational Catholic Reporter Endorses Women’s Ordination
Why now?
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Caste First, Christ Second, for Some Indian Christians
Church leaders have had to admit that Christianity in India is tainted by caste—a strange argument for American Christians, especially evangelicals, who pour millions of dollars into missionary work in India.
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The Fire Next Time: Tibetan Protests Spread
A report from India in the wake of new protests. “The emotions are much stronger—the sense of concern, the sense of anxiety, the urgency,” an activist says. “You have your fellow beings torturing themselves… So when this is happening in Tibet, of course people here feel very intense and strongly. But what we can do is very limited.”
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