Jesuit
Discernment is at the heart of the synod, but it’s not easy — nor is it always successful
By Thomas Reese — September 26, 2023
(RNS) — Dialogue becomes that much more difficult when you feel that God is on your side.
Bolivian Catholic priest accused of abusing seminary students
By Associated Press — May 22, 2023
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Milton Murillo, a Catholic parish priest in the southern region of Tarija, was sent to pre-trial detention for three months.
Help! I have been replaced by an AI
By Thomas Reese — March 27, 2023
(RNS) — An artificially intelligent column on AI, by AI.
Thomas Cahill, popular history writer, dead at 82
By Associated Press — October 27, 2022
(AP) — In his million-selling “How the Irish Saved Civilization,” Cahill cited Ireland's crucial — and unappreciated — preservation of classical texts after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Change is not easy in the Catholic Church, whether Vatican II or Pope Francis
By Thomas Reese — October 17, 2022
(RNS) — My heart goes out to the seminarians who are going through the current trauma of change under Pope Francis, because I went through the same trauma after Vatican II.
Report: Catholic clergy’s unquestioned — and uneducated — power spurs abuse
By Alejandra Molina — August 15, 2022
(RNS) — The report, 'Beyond Bad Apples,' looks at systemic causes behind the clergy sex abuse scandal of past decades.
Public funding of religious schools is coming. The first lesson is compromise.
By Thomas Reese — December 14, 2021
(RNS) — What religious schools need more than anything is something like the Pell Grants that are available to low-income college students.
Backlash over Planned Parenthood fundraiser continues at Loyola Marymount University
By Alejandra Molina — November 18, 2021
(RNS) — To Elena Sandoval, a junior at Loyola Marymount, the university ‘made it clear they don’t support women’s health and reproductive rights.’
Should Pope Francis get a third COVID-19 vaccine shot?
By Thomas Reese — September 20, 2021
(RNS) — Personally, Francis is a prime candidate, but as pontiff he is more than his medical history.
Homeboy Industries takes ‘quantum leap’ in wake of funding bonanza
By Alejandra Molina — August 16, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The nonprofit founded by Jesuit Father Gregory Boyle has received a $20 million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott and $15 million in funding from the state of California.
Why reparations are always about more than money
By Kerry Whigham — July 6, 2021
(The Conversation) — From Germany to Georgetown, the Global North has a lot to learn about reckoning successfully with past human rights wrongs.
Jesuits urge California governor to protect jobs of hospitality workers during COVID-19
By Alejandra Molina — September 29, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — A bill, known as AB 3216, benefits laid-off workers in hotels, private clubs, event centers or airports, or who provide services to office, retail or other commercial buildings. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign the bill.
11 years in prison: A Catholic priest serves time for crimes of conscience
By Patrick O'Neill — September 24, 2020
(RNS) — The Rev. Stephen Kelly’s primary purpose in life is to resist nuclear weapons and war by putting his body on the line.
At virtual Family Chapel, the ‘spiritual but not religious’ find community during pandemic
By Alejandra Molina — April 24, 2020
(RNS) — Traditional houses of worship have moved worship for their members online. For seekers and those unaffiliated with any faith, there is Family Chapel.
Mexican American religious life will be preserved in UCLA archive collection
By Alejandra Molina — April 14, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — By acknowledging these nuances of religion, ‘you end up with a much more complex understanding of people,’ said Chon Noriega, director of the Chicano Studies Research Center.
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