Catholicism
Conservatives balk at Sikh prayer, but diverse religious voices are a convention tradition
By Jack Jenkins — July 17, 2024
Monday wasn’t even the first time Harmeet Kaur Dhillon has offered a Sikh prayer at an RNC gathering, nor was she the first to do so.
Violent words, violent consequences
By Phyllis Zagano — July 17, 2024
(RNS) — One hopes the dictator-in-waiting reins in his bombast and stops shouting 'fight.'
Voter protection training begins as clergy, secular groups look toward election
By Adelle M. Banks — July 17, 2024
(RNS) — Groups are aiming to equip volunteers to keep the environment calm at polling places, especially in battleground states.
At RNC, an uneven, awkward embrace of religious pluralism
By Jack Jenkins — July 16, 2024
(RNS) — As a Republican official led a Sikh prayer, images of Christian crosses flashed behind her.
People of faith mobilize when our country needs us. This year, democracy needs us.
By Jennifer Walker Thomas and Chris Crawford — July 16, 2024
(RNS) — Helping at the polls aligns with some basic values of faith, from hospitality to honoring our neighbors.
National Eucharistic Congress, a Catholic mega-event, to kick off evangelization year
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 15, 2024
(RNS) — 'I have this sense that we as a nation are about to experience a profound breakthrough,' the Rev. Josh Johnson, an emcee of the congress, said.
Five faith facts about Trump’s VP pick, JD Vance
By Jack Jenkins and Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 15, 2024
(RNS) — If Trump is elected, Vance would be the second Catholic vice president in US history — after Joe Biden.
How Pope Francis has threaded dissent from right and left to avoid schism
By Claire Giangravé — July 15, 2024
(RNS) — Despite Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s recent excommunication for schism, experts believe that an actual split in the church is highly unlikely.
New working document points the way for October synod
By Thomas Reese — July 15, 2024
(RNS) — We need to experience synodality to truly understand it, just as we need to experience love to understand it.
The Knights of Columbus will cover Rupnik mosaics, pending investigation
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 12, 2024
(RNS) — The lay Catholic men’s organization said it may cover the artwork in plaster after the conclusion of the Vatican's investigation into Rupnik's alleged sexual abuse.
Vatican will prepare a document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic Church
By Nicole Winfield — July 12, 2024
RNS — On Tuesday, the Vatican announced that work is beginning on a document regarding women in leadership roles in the Catholic Church. Longstanding demands by women to have a greater say in the church's life have mixed with Pope Francis' big church reform process, culminating in this document. However, it faces criticism for perpetuating the same issues it claims to address.
Chief prosecutor defends Vatican’s legal system after recent criticism of pope’s absolute power
By Nicole Winfield — July 11, 2024
ROME (AP) — Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi's defense comes as the Vatican tribunal finalizes its written reasonings for its December 2023 verdicts. The tribunal convicted a cardinal and eight others of various financial-related crimes related to the Holy See’s 350 million euro investment in a London property, but has not yet explained its decisions.
Toned-down synod document backs female leadership, but not as deacons
By Claire Giangravé — July 9, 2024
(RNS) — The new ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ will guide the discussions of the next Synod on Synodality summit in October.
Eucharistic Revival and synodality
By Thomas Reese — July 8, 2024
(RNS) — Synodality is about communion, participation and mission; so, too, is the Eucharist. Too bad the Eucharistic Revival is not.
‘Which parts of the world do we stop covering?’ Former leaders alarmed by USCCB layoffs ask
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 5, 2024
(RNS) — 'The budget of an organization reflects its priorities,' said retired Des Moines, Iowa, Bishop Richard Pates.
