Second Vatican Council
New book examines Sting’s enduring Catholic imagination
By Yonat Shimron — July 21, 2021
(RNS) — Before bursting onto the international rock scene as the principal songwriter and lead singer for the Police, Sting grew up Catholic. The faith’s images, symbols, stories and hymns appear everywhere in his music, writes Evyatar Marienberg in a new book.
The Latin Mass is not going away soon
By Thomas Reese — July 20, 2021
(RNS) — But local bishops may now deny it to dissenters who oppose the reforms of Vatican II.
Former art studio of LA’s ‘pop art nun’ designated as historic monument
By Alejandra Molina — June 4, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The former art studio of the late Corita Kent, known as LA’s 'pop art nun,' had been slated for demolition to make way for additional parking.
Reforming the Vatican Curia: Never easy, and never over
By Thomas Reese — June 2, 2021
(RNS) — Francis’ heart is in the right place, but the forthcoming document on Curia reform will not likely do the job.
The future of Catholic liturgical reform
By Thomas Reese — April 13, 2021
(RNS) — Other than sex, nothing is more heatedly debated in the Catholic Church than the liturgy.
Visitation of Vatican liturgy office could lead to liturgical reform
By Thomas Reese — April 7, 2021
(RNS) — What would you change about Catholic liturgy?
Why parts of Good Friday worship have been controversial
By Joanne M. Pierce — March 31, 2021
(The Conversation) — Prayers for Jews and veneration of the cross are often misunderstood as anti-Semitic or racist.
Pope Francis’ pilgrimage to Iraq improves relations with Muslims
By Thomas Reese — March 10, 2021
(RNS) — Christians and Muslims will look back at this papacy as a turning point in their relationship.
Former art studio of Sister Mary Corita, LA’s ‘pop art nun,’ spared from demolition for now
By Alejandra Molina — December 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The art studio of the late Corita Kent, known as LA’s “pop art nun,” is now a dry cleaner and had been slated for demolition to make way for additional parking.
Pope Francis remakes the American hierarchy, one bishop at a time
By Thomas Reese — January 28, 2020
(RNS) — In the appointment of a new archbishop for Philadelphia, the U.S. church has traded a longtime conservative intellectual leader for a pastoral bishop who is most comfortable being with his people.
Pope Francis shrugs off critics, calling schism part of church’s history
By Claire Giangravé — September 10, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On his flight back from a weeklong trip to Africa, Pope Francis answered critics of his papacy, saying that although he hopes for dialogue he’s not afraid of a schism.
Pope Francis gets it right on Curia reform and women
By Thomas Reese — July 18, 2019
(RNS) — The appointment of women to the congregation is important because so far, progressive women have not been pleased with the pope's handling of women’s issues.
Fifty years later, Catholic Church reckons again with unbelief
By Rosie Dawson — February 18, 2019
LONDON (RNS) — This spring, a half-century after the Vatican's first conference on unbelief, scholars will again gather in Rome to discuss research on the nature of non-religion.
Note to newspaper editors: Change ‘church’ to ‘hierarchy’
By Thomas Reese — November 26, 2018
(RNS) — Saying that the Catholic church did not protect children is wrong. We should not blame the the people of God for the sins of the hierarchy.
Why it’s so hard to hold priests accountable for sex abuse
By Carolyn M. Warner — August 27, 2018
(The Conversation) — Pope Francis has expressed sympathy with the victims of clergy sex abuse, but an important reason for crisis is the church’s Code of Canon law, which the pope alone can change.
