Pope’s ‘blessing’ to lesbian author no change in policy, Vatican says
A lesbian author whose children's books on gay families have been banned in Italy said she received a letter from Pope Francis that included a "blessing" of her work and relationship, but the Vatican...
View ArticlePapal welcome at US seminary expected to be rowdy, reverent
The last time a pope visited the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary just outside Philadelphia, he got a rousing, even rowdy, rock star welcome. "Viva! Viva Papa!" the seminarians shouted.
View ArticleIn ABC News special, Pope Francis talks US immigration, family life
In a television special, the pontiff touched on poverty and family issues to groups gathered in three US cities.
View ArticlePope Francis to greet public in Central Park
New Yorkers hoping for a glimpse of Pope Francis have another shot, the city announced Tuesday.
View ArticleMy landlady asked me not to move out in winter, but I want to leave in...
You may not possess a written contract or a lease, but her straightforward request obliges you to treat her as you would treat any other person: with honesty and integrity.
View ArticleReflections on a daring double play by the ‘Pope of Mercy’
Although Francis' decisions on forgiving abortion and reaching out to breakaway traditionalists represents no change to Church teaching, they demonstrate that the pope's talk about mercy isn’t mere...
View ArticlePope extends olive branches on abortion, traditionalist dissent
In an extraordinary gesture of clemency, Pope Francis announced that during the special Jubilee Year of Mercy, every priest in the world will be able to forgive the sin of abortion. He also reached out...
View ArticleAre you a fallen RC, Catholic-connected, or a cultural Catholic?
A new Pew Research survey goes beyond the standard tally of how many people say their religious identity is Catholic, asking many original questions that Pew has not studied before.
View ArticleRevisiting Elm Street: Wes Craven’s first ‘Nightmare’
Wes Craven's "Nightmare on Elm Street," which subverts slasher tropes in various ways, deepens rather than subverts the genre’s moral leanings.
View ArticleGay 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 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 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 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 ArticlePope’s ‘blessing’ to lesbian author no change in policy, Vatican says
A lesbian author whose children's books on gay families have been banned in Italy said she received a letter from Pope Francis that included a "blessing" of her work and relationship, but the Vatican...
View ArticlePapal welcome at US seminary expected to be rowdy, reverent
The last time a pope visited the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary just outside Philadelphia, he got a rousing, even rowdy, rock star welcome. "Viva! Viva Papa!" the seminarians shouted.
View ArticleIn ABC News special, Pope Francis talks US immigration, family life
In a television special, the pontiff touched on poverty and family issues to groups gathered in three US cities.
View ArticlePope Francis to greet public in Central Park
New Yorkers hoping for a glimpse of Pope Francis have another shot, the city announced Tuesday.
View ArticleMy landlady asked me not to move out in winter, but I want to leave in...
You may not possess a written contract or a lease, but her straightforward request obliges you to treat her as you would treat any other person: with honesty and integrity.
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