Roman Catholic
Why Jerusalem’s Latin patriarch opened church courts to non-Catholic lawyers
By Daoud Kuttab — September 11, 2023
(RNS) — A courageous decision gives more people access to the law.
Activists prepare for yearlong battle over Nebraska private school funding law
By Margery A. Beck — September 1, 2023
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — If the law is repealed, Nebraska would join North Dakota as the only states not offering some type of public payment for private school tuition.
Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim
By Associated Press — August 17, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The prison sentence has been extended eight times over the decades as more victims have come forward.
Vatican abuse investigators begin their audit of secretive Peru-based Catholic society
By Franklin BriceÑo — July 27, 2023
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The scandal at the Peru-based Sodalitium of Christian Life, has close parallels to other cases of charismatic Catholic leaders in Latin America being accused of sex abuse.
The real priest behind ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ was a fan of Hollywood horror films
By Joseph P. Laycock — May 5, 2023
(The Conversation) — How did blockbuster horror films such as ‘The Exorcist’ help the church warm to the controversial ritual?
San Diego Bishop McElroy named by Pope Francis as a cardinal
By David Crary — May 30, 2022
(AP) — McElroy, 68, has been one of a minority of U.S. bishops harshly criticizing the campaign to exclude Catholic politicians who support abortion rights from Communion.
Religious beliefs give strength to the anti-abortion movement – but not all religions agree
By Steven K. Green — May 11, 2022
(The Conversation) — A scholar of constitutional law and American religious history explains how the abortion issue has been historically rooted in religious beliefs, giving a moral certainty that law cannot provide.
Are lay cardinals next?
By Phyllis Zagano — April 21, 2022
(RNS) — Pope Francis’ reforms raise the question of reviving the tradition of lay cardinals with women in the mix.
Colombia’s highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks
By Manuel Rueda — February 23, 2022
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — In Colombia, where a majority of the population identifies as Roman Catholic abortion has long been a controversial issue.
Pope Francis’ key words for a marriage: ‘Please, thanks, sorry’
By Nicole Winfield — December 27, 2021
ROME (AP) — The pontiff penned a letter to married couples that was released Sunday, a Catholic feast day commemorating Jesus’ family.
Peru’s ‘Lord of Miracles’ procession canceled amid pandemic
By Associated Press — September 29, 2021
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s most popular Roman Catholic procession, the Lord of Miracles, has been canceled for the second straight year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the archbishopric of Lima announced Tuesday. The procession venerates a 17th century rendering of Jesus Christ and in the past has attracted more than 100,000 people. It culminates […]
The holy war against President Biden
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 21, 2021
(RNS) — President Biden deserves Communion. At least, this rabbi thinks so.
A dissenting Catholic community in California helps Latinos cope with COVID-19’s disparities
By Alejandra Molina — October 9, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — In Southern California, one support system has been the community of Mision Cristo Rey, a small corporation of Latino congregations in the greater Los Angeles area.
Pope names 13 new cardinals, cements majority vote and the power to reshape the Church
By Claire Giangravé — October 5, 2019
Vatican City, (RNS) — With the creation of these new Catholic princes who share Francis’ emphasis on a missional and evangelizing church, Francis has now named a total of 91 new cardinals, and more than 52% of the voting cardinals.
Jean Vanier, Catholic hero to developmentally disabled, dies
By The Associated Press — May 7, 2019
Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche International, a network of communities where people with and without disabilities live together, died at 90. He was the subject of the 2017 film "Jean Vanier, the Sacrament of Tenderness."
Page 1 of 5
