Donald Trump captured American Catholicism — and the ramifications are being felt around the world
Once a refuge for socially conservative ideologues, American Catholicism is now a brand for sale to the highest bidder — and ...
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National Catholic Reporter4dOpinion
Decades of surveys show American Catholics' moral independence
In the American Catholic Laity Surveys that began in 1987, U.S. Catholics have, for quite some time now, preferred to decide for themselves on many questions of morality, over giving church leaders ...
America Magazine11h
Al Smith and the first Catholic run at the White House
A century ago, Al Smith was a force in American politics—and the first Catholic to mount a major run at the White House. And ...
UCA News4d
The fruits of American bishops’ failure
The American bishops as a group have failed and that failure has deprived them of their voice. Pope Francis has told them ...
'Load the muskets': An emergent Catholic right's hopes for the White House to the Vatican
With Vice President JD Vance and other allies in power, an emergent Catholic right expands political horizons and raises ...
Catholic News Agency4d
Catholic welfare group says U.S. funding cuts won’t affect ministry
Catholic Near East Welfare Association said the Trump administration’s slashing of USAID funds “will neither curtail nor ...
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Five Catholic women who dream of ordination as deacons
The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...
Washington Examiner22d
Yes, Catholic bishops have a major interest in expanded immigration
“I think the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has, frankly, not been a good partner in commonsense immigration enforcement that the American people voted for,” Vance said, “and I ...
National Catholic Reporter4d
Decades of surveys show American Catholics' moral independence
Editor's note: This article is Part 1 of a three-part series on the latest findings of the American Catholic Laity Surveys. A century ago, surges in Catholic immigrants from Europe raised fear ...