Catholic

Catholics See A Rallying Cry For 'Religious Freedom' In 'For Greater Glory' Film

Religion News Service | Lauren Markoe | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Catholic Films, Film-Reviews, Video, For Greater Glory, For Greater Glory Catholic, For Greater Glory Film, For Greater Glory Catholic Film, Catholic, Religion News

(RNS) The film shows a burning crucifix, gun-toting priests and the torture of a young boy. And the Roman Catholic hierarchy is loving it. The film...

Read Whole Story

One Hundred Percent

Dean P. Simmer | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Detroit, Catholic, Education, Schools, Detroit Impact, Detroit Education, Detroit Cristo Rey High School, Detroit School Students, Detroit Students, Detroit Community, Detroit News
Dean P. Simmer

The Class of 2012 at Detroit Cristo Rey High School took a risk by signing up for a Catholic, college-preparatory school that had not even opened, they worked harder than they had before, and 100 percent have been accepted into college.

Read Post

Walking The (Catholic) Plank

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Lutheran Church, US Poverty, Catholicism, Southern Baptist Convention, Catholic Sex Abuse, Catholic Church, God, Ban on Gay Marriages, Jesus, Religious Right, Vatican, Love, Spirituality, Catholic-Church, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Priests, Poverty, Roman Catholic Church, Nuns, Religious Freedom, Kindness, Catholic Bishops, Catholic, Pro-Life, Vatican II, Acceptance, Catholics, Religion, Child Poverty, Born Again, Born Again American, The Vatican, United Methodist, Vatican Sex Abuse, Wheaton College, Religion and Politics, Catholic Nuns, Vatican City, American Nuns, Global Poverty, Pro-Choice, Gay Marriage, Religion News
Sarah O'Leary

Why doesn't my Catholic Church get its own house in order first? Get the plank/log/boulder/semi truck/elephant out of its own eye before it tries to remove a speck from another's eye?

Read Post

Earth Day 2012: Quotes On The Environment from Pope Benedict XVI

Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Pope Benedict and the Environment, Video, Green Faith, Catholicism, Earth Day, Religion and the Environment, Earth Day 2012, Catholic, Religious Quotes on the Environment, Religion News

Pope Benedict has not been shy in regards to issues of the environment. He has spoken frequently about everyone's right to food, right to water and re...

Read Whole Story

Bishops Say Catholics Must Disobey Unjust Laws

AP | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Religious Freedom, US Bishops, Fortnight of Freedom, Civil Disobedience, Contraception, Catholic, Video, Religion News

WASHINGTON — The nation's Roman Catholic bishops called Thursday for a national campaign in defense of religious liberty, and urged resistance t...

Read Whole Story

Catholic Anger! (Web Version)

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Catholic, Roman Catholic, Catholic Debate, Humor, Comments, Religion News
Rev. James Martin, S.J.

No matter what you write, there are Catholics ready to take immediate offense, to explode in righteous anger, to threaten to report you to the proper authorities or, most of all, to correct.

Read Post

We Have Risen With Him

Sister Joan Chittister, OSB | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Easter, Rose From the Dead, Risen With Him, Catholic, Jesus Christ, Easter Message, Religion News
Sister Joan Chittister, OSB

The cross has given way to the tomb now. The sense of yesterday's shattering loss has given way to new hope in them all. Life has changed entirely. Overnight.

Read Post

The Grandeur And Fanfare Of Malta's Good Friday Celebrations

Meg Pier | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Church, Good Friday, Parade, Tradition, Community, Catholic, Belonging, Easter, Celebration, Grand Harbor, Last Supper, Pageantry, Malta, Wirja, Vittoriosa, Zebbug, Lent, Religion News
Meg Pier

Scanning the faces of the multitude assembled, I saw that their countenances were reverential rather than delighted, and deeply moved more than amused; some had tears in their eyes.

Read Post

When A Young Catholic Has Had Enough, He Resigns

Joseph Amodeo | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Catholicism, Catholic Charities, Catholic Social Teaching, Catholic, Homeless LGBT Youth, LGBT Catholic, Lgbt, Gay Catholic, LGBT Youth, Archdiocese of New York, Catholic Church, Religion and Sexuality, Timothy Dolan, Religion News
Joseph Amodeo

In light of Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan's comments directed at the LGBT community, I resigned from the Executive Committee of the Junior Board of Catholic Charities.

Read Post

Controversial Policy Causes Catholic Group To Leave Vanderbilt University

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Vanderbilt Discrimination, Vandy Catholic, Catholicism, Vanderbilt University, Catholic Students, Vanderbilt, Religious Freedom, Catholic, Vanderbilt Bias, College News

Vanderbilt University's Catholic student group is disaffiliating with the school due to a clash with the college's non-discrimination policy. Vand...

Read Whole Story

Jesuit Refugee Service Supports New Pre-School in Haiti (PHOTOS)

Christian Fuchs | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Earthquake, Jesuit, Education, Slidefreestyle, Haiti, Catholic, Displaced, Exposure, Haiti Schools, Jrsusa, Impact News
Christian Fuchs

2012-03-30-haitischool300cm033012.jpg

Read Post

Q & A: On Kony 2012, the LRA in Congo, and the Catholic Response

Catholic Relief Services | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Drc, Lra, Uganda, Stop Kony 2012, Joseph Kony, South Sudan, Catholic, Impact News
Catholic Relief Services

Kony 2012 has been viewed over 100 million times worldwide in the past 10 days. While the media storm rages, Catholic Relief Services is continuing the work we've been doing for decades in the regions of East and Central Africa.

Read Post

Two Cheers For Our Politically Corrupt Supreme Court...

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Mormon, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, George W. Bush, Alabama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Foster Friess, Sandra Fluke, Barack Obama, Citzens United, Muslim, Republican Primary, Sheldon Adelson, Newt Gingrich, Mississippi, Catholic, Politics News
Thomas de Zengotita

Why do I say that? I don't mean they are actually on the take. Too Third World. But they are fundamentally corrupt insofar as they tweak every decision they make that bears on politics in favor of the Republican party.

Read Post

Amish, OK. Catholics, No.

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Daughters of Charity, First Amendment, Health Care, Providence Hospital, Amish, Jesuits, Catholic, Catholic Church, Medi-Share, Contraception, Obama Administration, Religion News
Sister Mary Ann Walsh

The Amish are exempt from the entire health care reform law. Yet, when the Catholic Church asks for a religious exemption from just one regulation issued under the law, the Administration balks.

Read Post

An Applied Vision for Young Catholic Professionals

Thomas A. Shakely | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Penn State, Philadelphia, Volunteering, Alumni, Service, Catholic, Catholic Schools, Impact News
Thomas A. Shakely

Philadelphians have long been known for their devotion to their city and its triumphs, both real and legendary. We're a people whose roots run deeper ...

Read Post

Santorum's Gifts to Obama

Martin Long | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: First Amendment, Politics, This Week, Obama, Santorum, Catholic Church, State of the Union, 2012 Election, Rick Santorum, Gop Primary Election 2012, Religion and Politics, Higher Education, Koran Burning, Separation of Church and State, News, Catholic, Greater Houston Ministerial Association, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, George Stephanopoulos, Elections 2012, Rick Santorum 2012, Politics News
Martin Long

Rick Santorum appeared on ABC's This Week apparently to demonstrate once and for all that he cannot be elected the next President of the United States and that soon after November he will slip into obscurity.

Read Post

Cardinal Feeds Hungry On Ash Wednesday

Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Cardinal Dolan, Video, Lent 2012, Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday, St. Francis Breadline, Catholic, Lent, Religion News

The Franciscans of Holy Name Province welcomed Cardinal Timothy Dolan to the more than 80-year-old St. Francis Breadline in New York City on Ash Wedne...

Read Whole Story

How Fat Is Fat Tuesday? [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: New Orleans, Carnival, Fat Tuesday, Tulane University, Thanksgiving, Floats, Parades, King Cakes, Catholic, mint.com, Lent, Mardi Gras, Beads, Gulf Coast, Pancakes, Video, Business News

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, may be celebrated by young and old, drunk and sober, but when it comes to economic impact, the celebration's moniker is no...

Read Whole Story

'Vatileaks' Casts Cloud Over New Cardinal Ceremony

AP | By NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Video, Roman Catholic Church, Catholicism, Vatical Financial Scandal, Cardinal Ceremony, Vatican Scandal, Christianity, Catholic, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatileaks, Religion News

VATICAN CITY -- A scandal over leaked Vatican documents and reports of political infighting, financial mismanagement and administrative chaos in the H...

Read Whole Story

We Are Christianity: An Open Letter To Frustrated Christians In The United States

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Religion and Politics, Christianity, Catholic, Christian, Christianity in America, Christian Civility, Religion News
Bruce Reyes-Chow

Like many of you from across the theological and political spectrum, I am disturbed by the religious rhetoric that is defining Christianity in the United States today.

Read Post

Rick Santorum's Red Badge of 'Savage'

Wade Norris | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Elections, Dan Savage, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Super Pac, Conservative, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Catholic, 2012, Video, Denver News
Wade Norris

We now have a real fight on our hands for the 2012 campaign. Do not underestimate Rick Santorum. IMHO he has all the boxes checked for a viable Rep...

Read Post

Contraceptive Debate Reporting Omits Important Voices

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Women, White House, Church, Hospital, Media, Interview, Journalism, President, Obama Administration, Catholic Church, University, Conscience Clause, Chris Weigant, Sex, Msm, Exemption, Health Insurance, Contraception, Birth Control, Health Care, Religious, Catholic, Politics News
Chris Weigant

You know what we have yet to see? A poll of the workers affected. Not a single "woman on the street" interview, not a single union representative, not a single spokesperson for the women themselves.

Read Post

Which Religion Has The Highest Paid Clergy Members?

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Islam, Imam Salaries, Clergy Salaries, Clergy, Salary for Imams, Catholic, Minister Salaries, Christian, Salary for Rabbis, Video, Jewish, Salary for Ministers, Clergy Pay, Rabbi Salaries, Salary for Priests, Pastor Salaries, Religion News

Ever wonder which religious leaders make the most money? Among the leaders of the world's major religions, rabbis tend to have higher annual salari...

Read Whole Story

The Church May Be Dying, But The Scripture-Science Debate Is Alive And Well

Steve McSwain | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Evangelical, Protestant, Catholic, Religion and Science, Religion Science, Decline of the Church, Young Christians, Scripture-Science Debate, Scripture and Science, Religion Science Debate, Religion News
Steve McSwain

Unthinking religious leaders have made it out to be an either/or prospect: Either accept that Scripture is as much a science book as it is a spiritual book or the entirety of the Bible's reliability as a spiritual guide is in question.

Read Post

Pope Benedict XVI Names 22 New Cardinals

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Pope Benedict, Pope Appoints Cardinals, Catholicism, Catholic, Pope, Video, Religion News

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI clearly put his stamp on the group that will eventually elect his successor with his naming of 22 new cardinals...

Read Whole Story