*UPDATE*: Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom Ambassador? His Distinguished Predecessor Hopes for the Best
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‘Catholic Feminist’ Isn’t an Oxymoron, and Other Tales From a Beleaguered Tradition
In her latest book, journalist Celia Wexler explores the conflicted feelings many Catholic women have towards their faith and the attempts to make peace with the institutions and traditions that fail them.
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Women’s Equality in the Church is No Longer Negotiable
It Is not the nuns’ problem, but everyone’s.
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Adventists Cancel ‘Holy Sexuality’ Confab; Egyptian Court OKs Deportation of Gays; Mongolian Trans Activist Gives TV Interview; Global LGBT Recap
A Russian nonprofit group, the St. Petersburg-based Coming Out, celebrated April 17 International Day of…
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Pope Francis: Winner When not busy sending dogs to heaven (oops, not really) or brokering the…
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American Nuns and the Vatican: More Pain than Promise
Despite herculean efforts to make nice, the 12-page report and its presentation reinforce the Roman Catholic Church’s patriarchal power paradigm.
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Francis and the Nuns: An Interview with Mary Gordon
Novelist, essayist and biographer Mary Gordon takes on Pope Francis’ treatment of American nuns, and…
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Read MorePriests Take a Stand for Nuns; Criticize Cardinal Müller
A group of U.S. priests has sent a letter to Pope Francis criticizing Cardinal Gerhard…
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