Young people, the challenges of AI and European affairs are set to head the agenda of the pope’s first official visit to France, from September 25 to 28.
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Italian immigrants used to be accused of clinging too tightly to the Old World. Today, millions gather in Little Italy to celebrate the food, faith and traditions they brought with them.
The schism reflects the deep divisions between conservative and progressive Catholics.
For more than a century, anti-Catholicism was a powerful force in the region’s culture and politics. But religious pluralism ultimately triumphed in the ‘Queen City.’
Pope Leo is following the teachings of Francis on human dignity and applying them to ongoing international crises, argues a scholar of global Catholicism.
Catholic peacebuilding expert Gerard F. Powers talks to The Conversation about the just war tradition.
The US president’s slurs against Pope Leo will cost him votes at home and allies abroad.
Pope Leo’s Africa visit offers a powerful historical reminder of the continent’s foundational role in shaping the early church.
St Patrick was actually a Roman Briton, who was kidnapped by Irish raiders, spirited across the sea and enslaved, aged 16. How did he become Ireland’s national hero?
Long before Pittsburgh’s modern Irish celebrations existed, Irish immigrants helped shape the city in the 19th century via the railroads, canals and steel industry.
Protestant churches’ growth in Latin America gets lots of attention, but another important shift is happening, too: people leaving organized religion altogether.
Modern science is increasingly validating what many traditions have long held: Singing and chanting can have profound health benefits.
Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote that ‘There are two liquids that are especially agreeable to the human body: wine inside and oil outside.’
Banning abortion instantly oppresses a huge swath of society. And enforcing abortion bans begets a police state − an upside for dictators from Mussolini to Ortega.
Before becoming the pope, Robert Prevost gained a degree in mathematics.
The sporting world mourned the death of Francis − a lifelong soccer fan. The new pope is more of a baseball guy.
‘Cultural Catholics’ who rarely attend Mass now make up half of the US church.
As the first non-European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within the church.
The most pressing challenge facing African Catholicism is how to wean itself from western resources.
You don’t need to have met someone to grieve for them. But when a pope dies, how do we tell the difference between grief and the longing for meaning?
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Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
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Assistant Professor in the History of Catholicism, Durham University
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Research Professor, World Christianity and African Studies, DePaul University
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Religion and Society Professor, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Director of the Marian Library and Professor, University of Dayton
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President, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Director of the Digby Stuart Research Centre for Religion, Society and Human Flourishing, University of Roehampton
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Gudorf Chair in Catholic Intellectual Traditions, University of Dayton
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Professeur des Universités en histoire contemporaine et relations internationales, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)
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Programme Director, The Europaeum, University of Oxford
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Professor in Historical & Contemporary Ecclesiology, Trinity College Dublin