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. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:57:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 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 Trump’s abortion pivot hasn’t shaken evangelical Christian leaders’ support https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/trumps-abortion-rhetoric-rattles-some-religious-supporters-but-no-exodus-just-yet/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/trumps-abortion-rhetoric-rattles-some-religious-supporters-but-no-exodus-just-yet/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:18:28 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165198 (RNS) — 'I don’t just consider a candidate’s words, I look at their actions and what they have done,' said the Rev. Franklin Graham.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/trumps-abortion-rhetoric-rattles-some-religious-supporters-but-no-exodus-just-yet/feed/ 0 At Vatican, physicists and theologians join forces to answer life’s big questions https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/physics-and-theology-join-forces-to-answer-lifes-big-questions-in-new-essay/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/physics-and-theology-join-forces-to-answer-lifes-big-questions-in-new-essay/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:24:14 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165169 (RNS) — At a conference at the Vatican, physicists and theologians made the case for cooperation between faith and science.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/physics-and-theology-join-forces-to-answer-lifes-big-questions-in-new-essay/feed/ 0 The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of ‘harmony in diversity’ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:06:51 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165167&preview=true&preview_id=4165167 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis compared Indonesia's human diversity to the archipelago’s 17,000 islands. He said each one contributes something specific to form “a magnificent mosaic, in which each tile is an irreplaceable element in creating a great original and precious work.”

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/feed/ 0 Can the Catholic Church save US health care? https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/can-the-catholic-church-save-u-s-health-care/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/can-the-catholic-church-save-u-s-health-care/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:59:20 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165043 (RNS) — Catholics are wonderfully suited to be the agent of change.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/can-the-catholic-church-save-u-s-health-care/feed/ 0 In Indonesia, Pope Francis broadcasts his message of fraternity to Asia https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/in-indonesia-pope-francis-broadcasts-his-message-of-fraternity-to-asia/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/in-indonesia-pope-francis-broadcasts-his-message-of-fraternity-to-asia/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:34:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164997 (RNS) — Pope Francis cemented his legacy of promoting interreligious dialogue by building a bridge with the Muslim community in Indonesia.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/in-indonesia-pope-francis-broadcasts-his-message-of-fraternity-to-asia/feed/ 0 What is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it? https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:00:15 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164703&preview=true&preview_id=4164703 (The Conversation) — Many believe the Shroud of Turin to be the cloth used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion. Scientists have investigated the claim and here’s what they found.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/feed/ 0 Is Usha Vance’s Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign? https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:55:02 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164778&preview=true&preview_id=4164778 (AP) — While some political analysts say her strong presence as a Hindu American still makes the community proud, others question whether the Republican Party is really ready for a Hindu second lady.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/feed/ 0 You need to abandon God to find God https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/you-need-to-abandon-god-to-find-god/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/you-need-to-abandon-god-to-find-god/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 22:02:49 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164544 (RNS) — Our understanding of God has to mature as we do.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/you-need-to-abandon-god-to-find-god/feed/ 0 Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/catholic-diocese-sues-us-government-worried-some-foreign-born-priests-might-be-forced-to-leave/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/catholic-diocese-sues-us-government-worried-some-foreign-born-priests-might-be-forced-to-leave/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:39:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164581&preview=true&preview_id=4164581 In his own border diocese of El Paso, Texas, Bishop Mark Seitz is facing the possibility of losing priests whose permanent residency cases now have little chance to be approved before their visas expire. The law mandates them to leave the United States for at least a year.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/catholic-diocese-sues-us-government-worried-some-foreign-born-priests-might-be-forced-to-leave/feed/ 0 The Black church has moved from essential to voluntary, says author Jason Shelton https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/the-black-church-has-moved-from-essential-to-voluntary-says-author-jason-shelton/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/the-black-church-has-moved-from-essential-to-voluntary-says-author-jason-shelton/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:14:22 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164204 (RNS) — ‘Is the Black church dead? I think it really varies depending on which traditions we’re talking about,’ said Shelton, a sociologist at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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