Does religious freedom report need more ‘teeth’?
The State Department's report leaves out a list of countries actively suppressing religious freedom, or not doing enough to protect it.
Analysis
Will the Kermit Gosnell verdict change the abortion debate?
Analysis: Abortion opponents thought the case could reshape the abortion debate. Yet the prayers for an impact from the Gosnell conviction may go unanswered.
Oscar Romero sainthood cause on long, tangled path
Analysis: No miracle is required for Oscar Romero's canonization because he was martyred, something Pope John Paul II personally affirmed.
Have the bishops found their 'attractive, articulate, intelligent' spokeswoman?
Analysis: The addition of Kim Daniels, who is a leader of the conservative media lobby Catholic Voices USA, seems aimed at revamping the hierarchy's communications strategy.
Star witness' story in Philadelphia sex abuse trials doesn't add up
Analysis: One man's word put four men in prison. But stories conflict, and there's no real evidence to support his claims.
John Paul II, Oscar Romero and the politics of making saints
Reports this week that the late Pope John Paul II may be on the verge of sainthood after a second miracle was credited to his intercession aren't a huge surprise: When he died eight years ago, crowds were already clamoring for his canonization, and Pope Benedict XVI quickly waived the usual five-year waiting period to get the process rolling.
Pope Francis' appointments will create church of the future
Analysis: If Pope Francis undertakes curial reform, the first question is not where might he begin, but how long does he have?
How long will the honeymoon over Pope Francis last?
Analysis: As Pope Francis basks in broad approval, some constituencies in the Catholic church are cautious or even angry at his election.
Will the new Francis be a 'rebuilder' for the Catholic church?
Analysis: The only question about the election of our new pope is which is the greatest surprise: that he is a Jesuit, that he is Latin American, or that he is 76?
Pope Benedict’s politics defied ideological categories
Benedict stands in a long line of popes whose teachings challenge both the political left and right, but conservatives found more challenge and less solace from Rome.
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In This Issue
May 10-23, 2013
- Illinois parish's ESL program welcomes all
- A different Mary assumes the stage
- A question few seem to consider when the US wages war afar
- [Print Edition Only] Special Section: Summer Listings
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