Paul O'Donnell
Paul O'Donnell is the editor in chief of Religion News Service.
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Exit polls suggest Irish voters have repealed abortion ban
By Paul O'Donnell — May 25, 2018
DUBLIN (AP) — After a 'raw and very personal debate,' the Irish vote today on whether to scrap an amendment to their constitution that outlaws almost all abortions.
The Slingshot: Southern Baptist reckoning; sermonizing senators; Millennials’ faith
By Paul O'Donnell — May 25, 2018
[slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Banner Ad”] Paige Patterson speaks at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on Feb. 16, 2017, in Fort Worth, Tx. Photo courtesy of SWBTS [slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Middle Cube Ad”] [slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Bottom Cube Ad”]
Jewish group questions sainthood for WWII-era cardinal
By Paul O'Donnell — May 23, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A leading Jewish organization has criticized the Vatican's decision to move World War II-era Cardinal August Hlond along the path to possible sainthood, saying the Polish primate was 'extremely' hostile to Jews and failed to condemn a 1946 pogrom.
Australian archbishop convicted of child sex abuse cover-up
By Paul O'Donnell — May 22, 2018
An Australian archbishop on Tuesday became the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world convicted of covering up child sex abuse and faces a potential two years in prison.
Pope laments ‘hemorrhaging’ of priests and nuns in Europe
By Paul O'Donnell — May 21, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis voiced alarm Monday at the 'hemorrhaging' of nuns and priests in Europe, saying many monasteries, convents and churches will close as fewer people are called to lives of religious service.
Embassy move, Gaza crisis make for somber start to Palestinians’ Ramadan
By Paul O'Donnell — May 15, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — This year, the first night of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, coincides with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding – what Palestinians call the Nakba, or 'catastrophe' — and the relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The Slingshot: Jerusalem Embassy; the Poor Campaign; the benefits of fasting
By Paul O'Donnell — May 15, 2018
[slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Banner Ad”] U.S. President Trump’s daughter Ivanka, left, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin unveil a plaque during the opening ceremony of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. (Flash90 Photo/Yonatan Sindel via AP) [slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Middle Cube Ad”] [slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Bottom Cube Ad”]
For some, the US Embassy’s move to Jerusalem fulfills divine prophecy
By Paul O'Donnell — May 14, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — For many evangelical Christians and Orthodox Jews, the controversial relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is not only a smart political move, but the fulfillment of divine prophecy.
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