http://dir.salon.com/topics/catholicism/?source=rss&aim=catholicism en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/01/catholic_anglican_conversion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/01/catholic_anglican_conversion/index.html?source=rss Benedict wants to beef up the ranks of conservative Catholics. If that means bending the rules, no problem By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/07/vatican/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/07/vatican/index.html?source=rss The pope's UN rep swats away questions about sexual abuse -- and raises questions about the church's special status By Cary Tennis Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/07/brother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/07/brother/index.html?source=rss He's started attending Mass ... and he's going to convert! By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/22/catholic_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/22/catholic_sex/index.html?source=rss The Church's booklet for married spouses replaces excitement and intimacy with sack cloth and ashes By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/14/abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/14/abortion/index.html?source=rss Some religious leaders are pushing Obama for more limits on federal abortion funding By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/24/healthcare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/24/healthcare/index.html?source=rss Catholic leaders lobby against abortion and euthanasia, but where's their activism on that other "life" issue? By Carlene Bauer Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/08/03/carlene_bauer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/08/03/carlene_bauer/index.html?source=rss Life in New York is notorious for sin and excess. But instead of going wild, I went Catholic By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/20/abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/20/abortion/index.html?source=rss The progressive anti-abortion movement still doesn't truly value the life and identity of the mother By Vincent Rossmeier Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/15/potter_pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/15/potter_pope/index.html?source=rss A survey of the Vatican's fickle taste in recent movies By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/14/common_ground/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/14/common_ground/index.html?source=rss President Obama wants supporters and opponents of choice to find "common ground." Can that really happen? By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/07/hhs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/07/hhs/index.html?source=rss Why did a pro-choice president appoint someone to HHS who is against abortion AND birth control? Political payback? Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/06/05/rsu_rushcatholicabortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/06/05/rsu_rushcatholicabortion/index.html?source=rss Jackie and Dunlap reflect on Rush Limbaugh's latest comments about Sotomayor, Catholicism and abortion. By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/31/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/31/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss Not if one is a divorced Latina. Sotomayor would be a positive influence on the court's five male Catholics. By James Carroll Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/17/carroll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/17/carroll/index.html?source=rss Ironically, those opposing Obama's appearance at the university are not going to be backed up by the Vatican. By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/17/notre_dame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/17/notre_dame/index.html?source=rss 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 Stephanie Zacharek Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/15/angels_demons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/15/angels_demons/index.html?source=rss 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 Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/13/rempert_catholic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/13/rempert_catholic/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/08/contemplative/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/08/contemplative/index.html?source=rss How does a spouse pursue a spiritual quest? By Sarah Hepola Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/05/abortion_plane/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/05/abortion_plane/index.html?source=rss A fringe Catholic group's protest of Obama's Notre Dame invitation is so nutty even conservative commentators disapprove. By Alex Koppelman Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/01/notre_dame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/01/notre_dame/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/28/terry_eagleton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/28/terry_eagleton/index.html?source=rss In this witty book, Terry Eagleton argues that Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and their ilk are shockingly ill-informed about the Christian faith. By Frances Kissling Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/26/mel_gibson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/26/mel_gibson/index.html?source=rss 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 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/16/vatican_nuns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/16/vatican_nuns/index.html?source=rss Why is the Vatican launching an investigation into the leadership of its Catholic sisters? By Alex Koppelman Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/24/notre_dame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/24/notre_dame/index.html?source=rss A group of conservatives are angry the president was invited to give the school's commencement address despite his pro-choice stance. by Peter Wensierski and Steffen Winter Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/11/bishop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/11/bishop/index.html?source=rss 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.