Catholicism Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/catholicism/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:46:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Catholicism Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/catholicism/ 32 32 Supreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school, but this may not be the end of the boundary-pushing saga https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/supreme-court-of-oklahoma-says-no-to-catholic-charter-school-but-this-may-not-be-the-end-of-the-boundary-pushing-saga/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/supreme-court-of-oklahoma-says-no-to-catholic-charter-school-but-this-may-not-be-the-end-of-the-boundary-pushing-saga/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:46:40 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156090&preview=true&preview_id=4156090 (The Conversation) — Officials have vowed to keep fighting for permission to open the school as a charter – which would be a controversial first for the country.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/supreme-court-of-oklahoma-says-no-to-catholic-charter-school-but-this-may-not-be-the-end-of-the-boundary-pushing-saga/feed/ 0 Judge rules against Texas Attorney General Paxton in campaign against migrant shelters https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/judge-rules-against-texas-attorney-general-paxton-in-campaign-against-migrant-shelters/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/judge-rules-against-texas-attorney-general-paxton-in-campaign-against-migrant-shelters/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:35:58 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156116 (RNS) — ‘The record before this Court makes clear that the Texas Attorney General’s use of the request to examine documents from Annunciation House was a pretext to justify its harassment of Annunciation House employees and the persons seeking refuge,’ Judge Francisco Dominguez wrote.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/judge-rules-against-texas-attorney-general-paxton-in-campaign-against-migrant-shelters/feed/ 0 Partners of US Catholic bishops’ social justice department adjust after layoffs https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/partners-of-u-s-catholic-bishops-social-justice-department-adjust-after-layoffs/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/partners-of-u-s-catholic-bishops-social-justice-department-adjust-after-layoffs/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:16:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156019 (RNS) — ‘We are hoping that there is some kind of alternative plan to keep the church going, to keep the justice and peace programs going, to keep our advocacy work going,’ said Steven Nabieu Rogers, executive director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/partners-of-u-s-catholic-bishops-social-justice-department-adjust-after-layoffs/feed/ 0 An old president and an old pope https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/an-old-president-and-an-old-pope/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/an-old-president-and-an-old-pope/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:35:36 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155744 (RNS) — One used television to remind us that age brings wisdom. The other reminded us of the benefits of political bosses.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/an-old-president-and-an-old-pope/feed/ 0 The Catholic Church is using the upcoming Paris Olympics to engage young people − but several popes have already promoted sports as a way to teach Christian values https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-catholic-church-is-using-the-upcoming-paris-olympics-to-engage-young-people/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-catholic-church-is-using-the-upcoming-paris-olympics-to-engage-young-people/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:08:40 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155916&preview=true&preview_id=4155916 (The Conversation) — The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church. Pope Pius X welcomed athletes in 1905 for the first international gymnastics competition in the Vatican gardens.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-catholic-church-is-using-the-upcoming-paris-olympics-to-engage-young-people/feed/ 0 Roe v. Wade didn’t fall in one day. It collapsed over a decade of change. https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/roe-v-wade-didnt-fall-in-one-day-it-collapsed-over-a-decade-of-change/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/roe-v-wade-didnt-fall-in-one-day-it-collapsed-over-a-decade-of-change/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:54:28 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155798 (RNS) — A new book details how an attempt to soften abortion politics started an all-out assault on reproductive rights.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/roe-v-wade-didnt-fall-in-one-day-it-collapsed-over-a-decade-of-change/feed/ 0 How Catholic seminaries can serve the creative explosion in US Catholic education https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/how-catholic-seminaries-can-serve-the-creative-explosion-in-u-s-catholic-education/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/how-catholic-seminaries-can-serve-the-creative-explosion-in-u-s-catholic-education/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:50:35 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155728 (RNS) — Catholic seminaries can stop their own decline by re-envisioning their role in the life of the church.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/how-catholic-seminaries-can-serve-the-creative-explosion-in-u-s-catholic-education/feed/ 0 Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/#respond Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:43:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155654 WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'It is wrong for the highest court in the land to criminalize homelessness,' said the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/feed/ 0 Vatican conference ponders who really holds the power of AI https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/vatican-conference-ponders-who-really-holds-the-power-of-ai/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/vatican-conference-ponders-who-really-holds-the-power-of-ai/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:20:46 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155295 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis has made artificial intelligence one of the main issues of his pontificate.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/vatican-conference-ponders-who-really-holds-the-power-of-ai/feed/ 0 An accused priest, his art and the Vatican https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/an-accused-priest-his-art-and-the-vatican/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/an-accused-priest-his-art-and-the-vatican/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:59:05 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155315 (RNS) — Removing his art would not show 'closeness' to his victims, said one Vatican official.

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