Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century Deciding to Leave: The Last Straw that Broke a Catholic’s Back! Why it’s so hard to hold […]
Catholicism has experienced a greater net loss due to religious switching than has any other religious tradition in the U.S. https://t.co/c8HI8JVJ7C pic.twitter.com/mzQmJUb5TC — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) September 5, 2018 Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century 7 facts about American Catholics Deciding to […]
Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence Source: Associated Press By Frances D’Emilio VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday recommended silence and prayer to counter those […]
A growing share of Americans (55%) say the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution “means in current times,” rather than what it “meant as originally written.” […]
Source: Huffington Post By Jamilah Pitts CHRISTIANCHAN VIA GETTY IMAGES If the black church seeks to remain a sanctuary of liberation, we have to be willing to recognize how our […]
Source: The Guardian A Jehovah’s Witness girl may be forced to receive a blood transfusion against her will this weekend when she gives birth in Melbourne. Victoria’s Mercy hospital was […]
Source. CT It is dismaying to see religious freedom struggling for life in the countries which pioneered it. The most important reason must surely be the growth in non-belief and irreligion. For what is the surest foundation on which religious freedom may rest? Is it not the solemn recognition of […]
Source: Christian Today The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC), the country’s top Catholic body, said it did not accept a recommendation from an official inquiry which would force priests by […]
Pope’s cover-up crisis turns battle lines into first salvo Source: Associated Press BY NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The author of the bombshell accusation of sex abuse cover-up against […]
Source: The New York Times By Rick Rojas SYDNEY, Australia — At a regular Sunday morning service, before the praise songs and a sermon on resilience, a pastor at one […]
I’m A Lifelong Catholic. Here’s Why I’ve Finally Decided To Leave The Church. Source: The Huffington Post By Amanda Auchter; who is the author of The Wishing Tomb, winner of […]
Source: Associated Press By ROD McGuirk CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s next prime minister, Scott Morrison, is seen by some as an incongruous mix of a committed Christian who made […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY JOEY MARSHALL An Ethiopian Orthodox priest celebrates Epiphany. Levels of religious commitment are particularly high among Christians in sub-Saharan African countries like Ethiopia. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in […]
‘There Are No Girls Left’: Syria’s Christian Villages Hollowed Out by ISIS Source: New York Times By Ben Hubbard TEL TAL, Syria — The memories of the retired oilman dot […]
Source: The Guardian BY Giuseppe Lami/EPA Hospitals in Dublin have been advised to discharge patients in order to free up beds ahead of the pope’s visit to Ireland this weekend amid warnings […]
Source: Associated Press By IVAN MORENO and JEFF KAROUB For decades, Michael Drweiga has opened his wallet whenever the donation basket comes around at church, but the latest revelations of […]
Source: The New York Times By Declan Walsh WADI NATRUN, Egypt — Christian monks living in the solitude of Egypt’s deserts have always faced the threat of attack from outside. […]
Source: CNN / MSN Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is accusing Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, of “not telling the truth” as he attempts to defend himself amid […]
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
‘It’s Really Hard to Be a Catholic’: The Pain of Reading the Sex Abuse Report Source: NY Times By Campbell Robertson and Sharon Otterman PITTSBURGH — John Cabon stood quietly […]