Roman Catholics
Religion scholars aid theology student arrested protesting a white supremacist
By Jack Jenkins — July 16, 2018
(RNS) — Theologians and ethicists, and religion scholars are raising money for legal fees for Charlottesville, Va., protester and calling his demonstration against racism a ‘model’ of ‘scholar-activism.’
Gay marriage ruling boosts evangelical in Costa Rica vote
By Jerome Socolovsky — February 3, 2018
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — After last month's decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Fabricio Alvarado, a 43-year-old journalist with a prominent career as a preacher and Christian singer, suddenly became the leading contender in Sunday's vote.
What the Catholic Church can learn from IBM
By Chris Lowney — July 6, 2017
(RNS) For one thing, that it needs an 'innovation jam.'
Archbishop of Canterbury to express remorse over Reformation violence
By Yonat Shimron — January 17, 2017
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The statement will urge believers to ask for forgiveness for atrocities that happened on both sides during the Reformation and for greater unity between the Catholic and Protestant churches today.
Does purgatory have a prayer with Protestants?
By David Gibson — October 29, 2014
(RNS) A reworked version of purgatory is something that has intrigued some Protestants, and it seems to have won over more than a few.
As Brazilians drift away from Catholicism, Virgin Mary procession as popular as ever
By Benjamin Soloway — October 17, 2014
BELEM, Brazil (RNS) An arduous public display of devotion to the Virgin Mary has persisted and thrived even as Catholicism loses ground to evangelical faiths in a dramatic transformation of Brazilian society.
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