American Catholicism
When Stephen Colbert and Paul Simon talked about faith
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — Two amazing personalities open their souls on national television. What a gift!
The new Americanism heresy
By Mark Silk — September 20, 2023
(RNS) — Once again, American bishops are at odds with the Vatican.
Why winter solstice matters around the world: 4 essential reads
By Molly Jackson — December 21, 2022
(The Conversation) — The dead of winter, when the longest night of the year takes place, has also traditionally been celebrated as a time of renewal and reverence.
Anti-Roe justices a part of Catholicism’s conservative wing
By Peter Smith — July 1, 2022
The Supreme Court was dominated by Protestant justices for much of its history. The majority have been Catholic since the 1990s, and for several years in the last decade, the court had six Catholic justices, three Jews and no Protestants.
After $2 million Brooklyn church robbery, houses of worship evaluate theft risk
By Riley Farrell — June 23, 2022
(RNS) — Religious organizations can be targeted for a number of reasons, according to insurance experts.
Maine diocese sued for 1st time since abuse suit barrier end
By Patrick Whittle — June 17, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Attorneys who represent three people with claims of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and a lay educator filed the complaints seeking monetary damages.
Why is the church failing in the West?
By Thomas Reese — May 10, 2022
(RNS) — Vocations and church attendance are down. Young people are leaving the church in droves. Why?
US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu — December 27, 2021
(AP) — As fewer American-born men and women enter seminaries and convents, U.S. dioceses and Catholic institutions have turned to international recruitment to fill their vacancies.
Study: Most US Catholic bishops kept silent on Francis’ climate change push
By Daniel R. DiLeo, Sabrina Danielsen, and Emily E. Burke — October 19, 2021
(RNS) — Conservatism appears to have influenced bishops’ treatment of climate change.
Confessions of an exhausted Catholic
By John Gehring — July 22, 2021
(RNS) — The Catholic narrative in public life has become a soul-wearying experience.
Baptist and Catholic leaders grapple with similar problems in different ways
By Thomas Reese — June 16, 2021
(RNS) — They could not be more different, but they face similar problems, from sex abuse to Trump.
Calls to deny Communion to Biden for abortion views prompt Catholic soul-searching
By Alejandra Molina — May 18, 2021
(RNS) — As the bishops debate, ordinary Catholics consider what the sacrament does for them.
A religious analysis of that Super Bowl Jeep commercial
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 9, 2021
(RNS) — That Jeep commercial with the Boss? It was a sermon.
Trump or Biden? What’s a Catholic voter to do?
By Thomas Reese — August 27, 2020
(RNS) — In order to be totally in line with Catholic social teachings, you would have to be a pro-life liberal Democrat. These unicorns have a hard time winning elections.
Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B
By Reese Dunklin and Michael Rezendes — July 10, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used an unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with millions going to dioceses that have struggled financially because of clergy sexual abuse cover-ups.
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