Catholic Church

Catholic Church Threatens To Stop Feeding Homeless Over Gay Marriage

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

The child molestations, and filing sticky-fingered priests from diocese to diocese, is all part of God's grand plan, but showing the slightest bit of consideration for gay couples is just too much.

Catholic Church Threatens To Stop Social Service Programs For D.C.'s Neediest If Gay Marriage Passes

Washington Post | Tim Craig and Michelle Boorstein | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the c...

Invention Washes Away Sins -- Without Flu Fears

msn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive without the fear of contracting swine flu -...

Do Catholic Bishops Run the United States Government?

Reproductive Justice | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Reproductive Justice

Have you had enough of Democrats that you elect selling you down the river? Are you angry enough?

Catholic Church Shows Its Influence In Health Care Fight

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potent...

Denver Archbishop: Broken Promises On Abortion Funding In Health Care Reform

Posted 11.06.2009 | Denver


Denver's Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput is urging his congregation to oppose federal health care legislation that funds abortions. KDVR and th...

So You're Thinking of Converting From Anglican to Catholic

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy


Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

In converting to Catholicism, you are really just switching over your "files" (ideas/customs/most profound expressions of faith) to your "Mac" (Catholic) "hard drive" (brain/immortal soul).

Best Political Halloween Costumes: Put Your Costume Where Your Mouth Is

Katie Halper | Posted 10.28.2009 | Comedy


Katie Halper

Wear a fancy suit with a top hat and a cane. Stuff yourself with pillow so you look as bloated as possible. Wear a dollar sign around your neck (you can make it out of tin foil.) You're... Too big to fail.

Memo to Rome: Some of Us Like the Reformation

Rev. Astrid Storm | Posted 10.28.2009 | World


Rev. Astrid Storm

The Anglicans that the Vatican probably comes into the most (perhaps sole) contact with seem to wish they were Roman Catholic.

The "Generosity" of Pope Benedict XVI

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.

Pope Benedict XVI has opened the door of the Roman Catholic Church to those in the Anglican Communion who are disaffected over issues of ordaining gays and women and same-sex marriage.

Kenya: Anglicans Reject Pope's Offer To Join Catholic Church

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.23.2009 | World


The head of Kenya's Anglican Church, Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, has rejected the Pope's offer to allow disaffected Anglicans to join the Catholic Chur...

A Tough Call for Conservative Anglicans: Openly Gay Clergy, or Closeted Pedophiles?

Bob Ostertag | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Bob Ostertag

Now all those disgruntled Episcopalians have a choice to make: stay on the team that accepts openly gay priests, or bolt for another team run by closeted homosexual pedophiles. It's a tough call.

Pope Brings Anglicans Into The Fold

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced Tuesday it was making it easier for Anglicans to convert to Roman Catholicism – a surprise move desig...

Stepping Up the Pressure: The Archbishop Comes to the Abortion Clinic

Reproductive Justice | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Reproductive Justice

Every woman has different life circumstances. Every pregnancy produces different challenges. Who is more able to assess the moral validity of every woman's abortion? I certainly don't think it's the Archbishop.

Churches Have No License to Harm Our State

Leah Anthony Libresco | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Leah Anthony Libresco

If we distort the framework of nondiscrimination for religious organizations it privileges prejudice. We would, in the name of separating church and state, give the church license to harm our state.

Shroud Of Turin Reproduced; Italian Group Says Relic Is Man-Made, Fake

AP | By ARIEL DAVID | Posted 10.06.2009 | World


ROME (AP)-- Scientists have reproduced the Shroud of Turin -- revered as the cloth that covered Jesus in the tomb -- and say the experiment proves the...

The St. Francis Blessing Of The Animals (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.05.2009 | Green


At this time every year, people bring their animals along with them to church to get blessed by Catholic priests. This ceremony commemorates St. Fran...

America's Second and Third Female Catholic Priests Ordained

Claire Walter | Posted 09.21.2009 | Denver


Claire Walter

Still a small offshoot of the Catholic Church, the Ecumenical Catholic Communion estimates that it has about 2,500 members nationwide, one-fifth or more in Colorado -- and it ordains women.

Why The Catholic Bishops Matter on Health Care Reform

Steven Waldman | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Steven Waldman

While some have chided me for caring too much about what the Bishops think, Bishops matter a great deal politically when it comes to the abortion-and-health care debate.

Italy Grapples With Priest Sex Abuse

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 11.14.2009 | World


VERONA, Italy — It happened night after night, the deaf man said, sometimes in the priest's bedroom, sometimes in the bathroom, even in the conf...

Catholic Church-Affiliated Publisher Apologizes For Prayer Honoring Ted Kennedy

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago


A religious publisher affiliated with the Archdiocese of Chicago has apologized for authoring a prayer that lavished praise on the late Ted Kennedy, w...

Uruguay clears way for gay adoptions

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | World


MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay is clearing the way for homosexual couples to adopt children. The Senate's final approval Wednesday makes Uruguay...

Berlusconi Aide Meets With Pope Amid Scandal Fallout: Relations Still "Solid"

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 10.22.2009 | World


ROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi's top aide met with Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday amid continuing fallout over scandals that have strained ties b...

Marriage Equality Is on the Ballot in Maine This Fall (Video)

Jesse Connolly | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Jesse Connolly

Our opponents are tenacious -- and well-funded. The anti-marriage campaign in Maine is being led by the same groups that ran the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign in California last year.

Catholic Church Tells Couples To Pray Before Sex

Mail Online | Posted 10.18.2009 | World


Roman Catholic couples are being encouraged to pray together before they have sex. A book published by a prominent Church group invites those setting ...