What Kim Davis and the Little Sisters of the Poor Have in Common
At first blush, it doesn’t seem that Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refuses…
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Nuns Say Pope Still Doesn’t Get Women and Abortion
Responding to Pope Francis’ announcement that during the upcoming “Year of Mercy” all priests would…
Read MorePope Says Forgive Women Who’ve Had Abortions
The headlines are everywhere—Pope Francis says priests can forgive women who’ve abortions—and the implications are…
Read MoreSurvey Finds Little “Francis Effect,” Two U.S. Catholic Churches
One of the first posts I wrote for RD was whether or not there was…
Read MoreArchbishop 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…
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