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July marks 50 years of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical prohibiting contraceptive use. For many years prior to it, the church had not been so explicit on its stance. How did it become such a thorny issue?
On the 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, an encyclical released by Pope Paul VI calling for prohibition on contraceptive use, a scholar describes the struggles of Catholic women, as well as their activism.
Pope Francis recently acknowledged that the Catholic Church is struggling to recruit new priests, endangering its very future. Why don’t people want to join the clergy?
The finding in the Newcastle Local Court will have huge implications for the Catholic church and other institutions worldwide.
The meaning of hell might have changed over the centuries, but for devout Christians it remains a core part of their faith.
The Catholic Church has historically been unwilling to extend full priesthood to women. However, Pope Francis could take the lead in ordaining women to become deacons, a scholar says.
There are considerable political and policy hurdles ahead if Australia is to move toward a national redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse.
The passing of Cardinal Bernard Law is another moment to revisit the issue of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church and why it remains a challenge.
By placing institutional abuse within its larger context, the royal commission has made the prevention and identification of child sex offending a collective responsibility.
The commission’s final report revealed the staggering scale and nature of abuse uncovered in Catholic institutions.
In the ‘60s, a Roman Catholic religious order, the Immaculate Heart Sisters, created a new vision of a religious community. Meghan Markle, engaged to Prince Harry, attended the high school founded by the nuns.
For medieval cultures, the dying process and death itself was a ‘transition,’ not a rupture.
Everything you need to know about the history of Halloween.
On the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, two scholars explain how Luther’s personal and spiritual life contributed to his success.
All the world’s major religions are concerned with moral behavior. But research shows little evidence that religious people are more ethical than atheists.
Even if secular law changes to allow same-sex couples to marry, churches are protected by religious freedom to choose who they will - or will not - marry.
A liturgy expert explains that until the 12th century local bishops made decisions on Catholic liturgical practices even though the Catholic Mass was celebrated in Latin until 1970. How did that change?
In the marriage equality debate, those who once fought against protections for religious freedom are suddenly all for it.
A scholar explains the long process to sainthood and what Pope Francis’ recent order might change.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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