Catholic Priests Defend Obama
On the eve of President Obama's controversial commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame, priests and lay ministers who worked with him in hi...
On the eve of President Obama's controversial commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame, priests and lay ministers who worked with him in hi...
James Carroll | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics
The crucial question that underlies the flap at Notre Dame is this: Will Roman Catholicism, with its global reach, be swept into the rising tide of religious fundamentalism?
Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics
As an American Catholic, I find these actions by the Hierarchy and "conservative" elements within the laity to be more than a little disturbing.
AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A powerful Catholic leader on Friday accused President Barack Obama of pushing an anti-life, anti-family agenda and called Notre Da...
Suzette Standring | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics
Faith is not an exclusive club membership. Yet this is the message that Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, sent when she rejected the University of Notre Dame's Laetare Medal.
AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican said Monday she won't accept the University of Notre Dame's top honor at commencement...
The Huffington Post | Posted 04.02.2009 | Chicago
UPDATE 4/3 Scroll Down To Watch Video Of George's Remarks One of America's most prominent Catholics has joined the chorus slamming the University of ...
Tom Matzzie | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics
These Obama and Notre Dame critics are not speaking for a serious number of the tens of millions of American Catholics who voted for Obama -- nor even probably most of those who voted for John McCain.
AP | KEN KUSMER | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics
INDIANAPOLIS — The Roman Catholic bishop whose diocese includes the University of Notre Dame says he will boycott President Barack Obama's comme...
Diane Tucker | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home
With just hours to go before the presidential election, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver appears in a YouTube video in which he calls Barack Obama...
Chris Korzen | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics
The Catholic right's message loses its effectiveness when voters realize it uses the same logic that impelled Catholic voters to help re-elect Bush in 2004 -- who turned out to be a disaster for Catholic values.
Steven Waldman | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics
McCain won the battle to most thrill the activists but Obama got the bigger prize: he defined himself as a reasonable seeker of the common ground.
Scott Swenson | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics
Biden understands the American value of separating personal faith from public duty in our democracy, and his positions on sexual and reproductive health issues demonstrate that clearly.
ABC News | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
The Christian Defense Coalition held their anti-Obama press conference today -- "An Appeal to Catholics Regarding the 2008 Presidential Election" -- c...
Time | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics
Douglas Kmiec is the kind of Catholic voter the GOP usually doesn't have to think twice about. The Pepperdine law professor and former Reagan Justice ...
Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 06.16.2009 | Chicago