Catholicism

Alexia Kelley How to talk about abortion

President Obama wants supporters and opponents of choice to find "common ground." Can that really happen?
By Frances Kissling Jun 14, 2009

  • Randall Terry is no match for Obama

    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

  • "Angels & Demons"

    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

  • Sex and the single Catholic priest

    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

  • The contemplative life calls, but I'm married

    How does a spouse pursue a spiritual quest?
    By Cary Tennis May 8, 2009

  • Abortion plane!

    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

  • Catholics support Obama Notre Dame appearance

    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

  • Those ignorant atheists

    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

  • Mel Gibson's family values

    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

  • Nunsense!

    Why is the Vatican launching an investigation into the leadership of its Catholic sisters?
    By Frances Kissling April 16, 2009

  • Catholics protesting Obama speech at Notre Dame

    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

  • "I will not travel to Auschwitz"

    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 and the Jews

    As his embrace of a Holocaust denier and a right-wing sect proves, Benedict just doesn't get it about the church's ongoing problem with anti-Semitism.
    By Frances Kissling January 29, 2009

  • S.C. priest: No communion if you voted Obama

    "Voting for a pro-abortion politician when a plausible pro-life alternative exits constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil," the priest said in a letter to parishioners.
    By Alex Koppelman November 14, 2008

  • What's wrong with science as religion

    Piercing a Communion wafer with a nail and throwing it in the garbage, as one crusading biologist recently did, does science no favors.
    By Karl Giberson July 31, 2008

  • No female refs allowed

    A Catholic school protects a boys basketball team from being judged by a woman.
    By Carol Lloyd February 21, 2008

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    The basketball reformation: St. Louis coach Majerus draws archbishop's wrath by speaking freely. Plus: Congress must investigate cheating beauty queens!
    By King Kaufman January 23, 2008

  • Are you there, God? It's me, Rudy

    An unholy trinity of issues -- abortion, immigration and his messy personal life -- could hurt Giuliani's chances with his key constituency, Catholic voters.
    By Thomas F. Schaller December 10, 2007

  • The accidental heretic

    I'm a devoted Catholic and a huge Philip Pullman fan. Can a church that condemns him still embrace someone like me?
    By Donna Freitas December 7, 2007

  • The Giuliani code

    According to Newsweek, the ex-mayor's situational ethics derive from his working-class Italian Catholic background. Where's Bill Donohue when you need him?
    By Joan Walsh November 26, 2007

  • Bless me, Mother ...

    Women are ordained as Catholic priests in a ceremony some call profane.
    By Lynn Harris November 12, 2007
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