Benedict wants to beef up the ranks of conservative Catholics. If that means bending the rules, no problem
By Frances Kissling Nov 1, 2009
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The pope's UN rep swats away questions about sexual abuse -- and raises questions about the church's special status
By Frances Kissling
October 7, 2009
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He's started attending Mass ... and he's going to convert!
By Cary Tennis
October 7, 2009
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The Church's booklet for married spouses replaces excitement and intimacy with sack cloth and ashes
By Frances Kissling
September 22, 2009
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Some religious leaders are pushing Obama for more limits on federal abortion funding
By Frances Kissling
September 14, 2009
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Catholic leaders lobby against abortion and euthanasia, but where's their activism on that other "life" issue?
By Frances Kissling
August 24, 2009
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Life in New York is notorious for sin and excess. But instead of going wild, I went Catholic
By Carlene Bauer
August 3, 2009
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The progressive anti-abortion movement still doesn't truly value the life and identity of the mother
By Frances Kissling
July 20, 2009
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A survey of the Vatican's fickle taste in recent movies
By Vincent Rossmeier
July 15, 2009
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President Obama wants supporters and opponents of choice to find "common ground." Can that really happen?
By Frances Kissling
June 14, 2009
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Why did a pro-choice president appoint someone to HHS who is against abortion AND birth control? Political payback?
By Frances Kissling
June 7, 2009
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Jackie and Dunlap reflect on Rush Limbaugh's latest comments about Sotomayor, Catholicism and abortion.
June 5, 2009
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Not if one is a divorced Latina. Sotomayor would be a positive influence on the court's five male Catholics.
By Frances Kissling
May 31, 2009
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Ironically, those opposing Obama's appearance at the university are not going to be backed up by the Vatican.
By James Carroll
May 17, 2009
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The man who destroyed the antiabortion movement with his extremism is trying to use the president's visit to Notre Dame to advance his cause, but he will fail -- again.
By Frances Kissling
May 17, 2009
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Holy conspiracy theory! The Illuminati have hatched a plot to destroy the Vatican in this "Da Vinci Code" follow-up, and only Tom Hanks can save the faithful.
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 15, 2009
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A former archbishop has admitted he's gay, the latest in a series of church scandals. Is it time to get rid of celibacy?
By Frances Kissling
May 13, 2009
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How does a spouse pursue a spiritual quest?
By Cary Tennis
May 8, 2009
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A fringe Catholic group's protest of Obama's Notre Dame invitation is so nutty even conservative commentators disapprove.
By Sarah Hepola
May 5, 2009
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Despite protests from conservative Catholics over the university's decision to award the president an honorary degree, a poll shows a majority backs the idea.
By Alex Koppelman
May 1, 2009
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In this witty book, Terry Eagleton argues that Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and their ilk are shockingly ill-informed about the Christian faith.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 28, 2009
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The ultra-orthodox Catholic can't get remarried in the church unless he says he made a "mistake" and gets an annulment -- after a 28-year marriage. Time to reform Catholic divorce.
By Frances Kissling
April 26, 2009
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Why is the Vatican launching an investigation into the leadership of its Catholic sisters?
By Frances Kissling
April 16, 2009
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A group of conservatives are angry the president was invited to give the school's commencement address despite his pro-choice stance.
By Alex Koppelman
March 24, 2009
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Catholic bishop Richard Williamson says he is willing to "review the historical evidence" about whether the Holocaust occurred, but rejects the suggestion that he visit a concentration camp.
by Peter Wensierski and Steffen Winter
February 11, 2009
The pope launches a right-wing affirmative-action program
What is the Vatican, exactly?
My brother seems lost after college
New Catholic sex prayer -- but where's the sex?
Exploiting the healthcare debate to restrict abortion
Why don't Catholic bishops care about healthcare?
No sex in the city
What's wrong with the new pro-lifers
The Pope: Wild about "Harry"
How to talk about abortion
Obama's poor choice for faith leader
Red State Update: Why is Rush Limbaugh always in the news?
Are six Catholics too many for the Supreme Court?
Notre Dame's stand against Catholic fundamentalism
Randall Terry is no match for Obama
"Angels & Demons"
Sex and the single Catholic priest
Those ignorant atheists
Mel Gibson's family values
"I will not travel to Auschwitz" 
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