Gay rights advocates: Jailed Kentucky clerk is no martyr
As the Kentucky clerk's mug shot rocketed around the Internet, gay rights advocates vowed to battle the idea that Christianity is under siege.
View ArticleTicket requirements for the pope’s Philadelphia events
Organizers faced an outcry this week over a ticket plan keeping most of Pope Francis' audience at his two biggest Philadelphia events several blocks away. Here are answers to some key questions.
View ArticleGermany to welcome thousands of weary migrants
The migrants' arrival was the culmination of 10 days of tragedy and emotion that at last caught the world’s attention.
View ArticlePope opens the Vatican to refugees, calls on Europe’s churches to follow suit
The pontiff said the two parish churches contained within the walls of the Vatican city-state, St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Anne’s, will welcome at least one refugee family each.
View ArticleFootball should be Xs and Os, not proselytizing
Everyone is free to express their faith, no matter what they believe. But some public universities and high schools have gone too far.
View ArticleIs there anything unlawful about ‘dual worship?’
There is a difference between simply drawing value from other religious traditions and actually blending those traditions.
View ArticleThe pope is making it easier to get an annulment
Pope Francis will release new streamlined procedures for annulling marriages after he — and thousands of Catholics before him — complained that the Church's current system is cumbersome, costly, and...
View ArticleWhy Christianity needs its own Yad Vashem
Why don't Christians tell the stories of their faith's victimization so the world takes notice? I suspect it's partly because all too often, they don’t know them. Here are some of those stories.
View ArticlePolice cars’‘In God we trust’ decals draw complaints
A police department in a Texas Bible Belt community has placed large "In God We Trust" decals on its patrol vehicles, drawing criticism from that says the decals amount to an illegal government...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Cathedral restored in time for pope’s visit
A three-year restoration project at St. Patrick's Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of New York and one of the country's most well-known churches, is coming to an end just in time for the visit...
View ArticleVatican refugee family to come from Lampedusa
Cardinal Angelo Comastri said the family will be housed in an apartment near the Vatican so they can take advantage of the Holy See's health care services and not burden the Italian state system.
View ArticleClerk updates: Kentucky clerk to be released from jail
The Kentucky county clerk who has refused to issue marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs will be released from jail.
View ArticleI want to help my church, but the other volunteers are disorganized or just...
Look carefully at your “disgust.” A church community is a brotherhood, and accommodating inefficiency and lonely people is part of its mission.
View ArticlePope’s annulment reform will recalibrate the Synod of Bishops, and more
For one thing, Francis' overhaul of the annulment process may take the wind out of the sails of those who want divorced Catholics to be able to receive Communion.
View ArticlePope Francis streamlines process for granting annulments
Dioceses will be able to grant annulments in most cases after a hearing by just one court instead of two, with just one judge instead of three -- and they will be free -- under fast-track procedures...
View ArticleAnnulment reform will have a real impact on those in marital limbo
Pope Francis wants to extend the olive branch of forgiveness to those who feel alienated, secure the spiritual future of their children, and uphold the sanctity of marriage.
View ArticleCalifornia lawmakers approve ‘right-to-die’ legislation
It was the second effort by California lawmakers this year to allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medication.
View ArticleA cultural — and Catholic — superstar
I'm rooting wildly for Stephen Colbert, whose "Late Show" debuted on CBS Tuesday. When a creative genius at the height of his success wears his faith so unabashedly, it bolsters my own.
View ArticleColoring books for grown-ups: Calming — but a spiritual practice?
While adult coloring is mostly being marketed as a balm for the stress of modern life, many fans also describe it in spiritual terms. But can coloring seriously be considered a spiritual practice?
View ArticleDebate over poverty highlights talk of economics and the family
Sparks flew between a labor leader and a free-market advocate about the best way to fight poverty during a discussion about the economy and families at Georgetown University Wednesday night.
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