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Why it’s hard to find a good Catholic in American politics
By Jacob Lupfer — October 25, 2021
(RNS) — We need a new politics that welcomes the coherent, common-good orientation of Catholic social teaching.
Pope Francis wants every Catholic to have a say. Why haven’t US Catholics heard about it?
By Phyllis Zagano — September 22, 2021
(RNS) — The nation’s bishops don’t seem to care.
Six suggestions for the Catholic bishops’ document on the Eucharist
By Thomas Reese — September 7, 2021
(RNS) — The U.S. bishops’ document on the Eucharist could be helpful — if they do it right.
As US bishops reject exemptions, Pope Francis dubs COVID-19 vaccine ‘act of love’
By Claire Giangravé and Jack Jenkins — August 18, 2021
(RNS) — The declaration comes as U.S. Catholics debate religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Who is behind The Pillar, the newsletter rocking the Catholic Church?
By Jack Jenkins — July 29, 2021
(RNS) — Why is a Catholic Substack causing so much controversy?
Priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking
By Matt O'brien and Frank Bajak — July 23, 2021
(AP) — With few U.S. restrictions on what companies can do with the vast amount of data they collect from webpage visits, apps and location tracking built into phones, there’s not much to stop similar spying.
Confessions of an exhausted Catholic
By John Gehring — July 22, 2021
(RNS) — The Catholic narrative in public life has become a soul-wearying experience.
Pope Francis, Catholic bishops call for dialogue in Cuba
By Claire Giangravé — July 20, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cuba marked Pope Francis’ first major win in the international arena, but six years later the tenuous balance in the country is at risk.
General secretary to US bishops resigns amid misconduct allegations
By Claire Giangravé — July 20, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — ‘On Monday, we became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by Msgr. Burrill,’ read the statement, signed by the president of the bishops’ conference.
Why Communion matters in Catholic life — and what it means to be denied the Eucharist
By Timothy Gabrielli — July 2, 2021
(The Conversation) — Amid controversy over US bishops’ plans to deny Communion to pro-abortion rights Catholics, a scholar of sacramental theology explains the importance of the ritual to members of the church.
Catholic bishop of Syracuse decries Doctrine of Discovery, suggests pope do the same
By Jack Jenkins — July 1, 2021
(RNS) — Bishop Douglas J. Lucia said he hopes to meet with the Vatican to discuss a series of 15th-century papal proclamations used by European Christians to rationalize the subjugation of Indigenous peoples.
Common ground on abortion is staring us right in the face
By Charles C. Camosy — June 30, 2021
(RNS) — Supporting mothers is so uncontroversial only politics explains why it hasn’t already been achieved.
US Catholic bishops pledge to assist country’s review of past Indigenous boarding schools
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 30, 2021
(RNS) — ‘By bringing this painful story to light, may it bring some measure of peace to the victims and a heightened awareness so that this disturbing history is never repeated,’ said Chieko Noguchi, spokesperson for the USCCB.
Catholic bishops put Eucharistic politics on a slow burn
By Mark Silk — June 29, 2021
(RNS) — Will the USCCB preclude a national policy barring pro-choice Catholic politicians from Communion?
Who are the Catholic bishops drafting the controversial Communion document?
By Jack Jenkins, Alejandra Molina, and Claire Giangravé — June 25, 2021
(RNS) — A look at the clerics tasked with penning a document many see as a rebuke of President Joe Biden.
