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What does ‘respect life’ really mean?
By Phyllis Zagano — August 22, 2023
(RNS) — There is an angry selectivity when it comes to life issues.
At the Catholic Church’s worldwide synod, the deacons are missing
By Phyllis Zagano — July 21, 2023
The US Catholic bishops’ spring meeting, or Clericalism 101
By Phyllis Zagano — June 16, 2023
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By Phyllis Zagano — December 14, 2022
(RNS) — Allowing women only in management and not in ministry ignores church history.
The confusing path of the US Catholic bishops
By Phyllis Zagano — November 21, 2022
(RNS) — At their fall plenary meeting, the bishops spent less time on the Gospel than on internal church matters.
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By Phyllis Zagano — October 19, 2022
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Of candidates and climate: The unspoken forces behind the migrants in Martha’s Vineyard
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Catholics’ reports on the state of the Church are in. Here’s what they have to say.
By Phyllis Zagano — August 1, 2022
(RNS) — Clericalism is a scourge on the Church, Catholics say, and women are not included in leadership.
The abortion question may be decided politically. The real test is a moral one.
By Phyllis Zagano — June 25, 2022
(RNS) — Politics is not the point. The point is to make abortion unnecessary.
Pelosi vs. Cordileone isn’t only about abortion. It’s about women and bishops.
By Phyllis Zagano — May 26, 2022
(RNS) — The list of reasons Catholic women stopped listening to bishops is a long one.
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Phyllis Zagano
Just Catholic
Phyllis Zagano is senior research associate-in-residence and adjunct professor of religion at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Her recent books include “Elizabeth Visits the Abbey.”