Survey Finds Little “Francis Effect,” Two U.S. Catholic Churches
One of the first posts I wrote for RD was whether or not there was…
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Archbishop Boots LGBT Catholics from Philly Church
A coalition of LGBT Catholics planning to hold a workshop (sponsored by the New Ways Ministry) on…
Read MorePlanned Parenthood Gets Religious Support
A total of 56 faith-based groups have sent a letter to members of the Senate…
Read MoreIs Wheaton’s Decision to End Student Insurance a Religious Liberty Ruse?
Wheaton College grabbed headlines last week for its decision to end student health insurance rather than…
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Will the Pope’s Woman Problem Alienate Young Catholics?
Calling Pope Francis their “holy conundrum,” Catholic scholars, theologians, activists and religious convened in Chicago on Saturday…
Read MoreHow the “Little Sisters” Won by Losing “Religious Liberty” Case
Anyone scanning the headlines about the federal appeals court’s rejection of the Little Sisters of…
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Conservative Catholics Try to Domesticate Laudato Si
Conservative Catholics are working overtime to downplay the radical nature of Laudato si, the pope’s encyclical…
Read MoreWhen It’s OK to Ignore the Pope
Now that Pope Francis has officially affirmed a “very solid scientific consensus” that the earth…
Read MoreAppeals Court Eviscerates Notre Dame’s Objections to Contraception Accommodation
The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has again rejected Notre Dame’s complaint that the…
Read MoreGeorgetown Poverty Summit Impoverished on Women in More Ways Than One
You can’t silo the “family side of the problem” from the economic side—they’re two sides of the same coin.
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