Many religions have been used to prop up nationalism, and Catholicism is no exception, as a Jesuit priest and scholar explains.
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Many people do not realize they are delivering at a Catholic hospital, and others may not have a choice. But where one receives care has a profound impact on the birth control options they’re offered.
The Catholic Church considers St. Joseph a role model of fatherhood and faith. In many countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on his feast day.
Views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one.
In the 1960s, the Catholic Church sought to downplay demonic possession, but its views since then have changed.
Father Damien’s legacy has inspired health providers and humanitarians for over a century.
The Jesuits are among the Catholic Church’s most influential religious orders but no strangers to controversy.
The Irish government recently declared a national holiday for St. Brigid. A medieval historian explains her fascinating life and history.
To many Ukrainians, Jesus’ mother has a special relationship with their country.
Saints are recognized for exceptional virtue and faith. But some also are commemorated for their scholarship.
Pope Benedict XVI’s many years of wrestling with the abuse crisis highlight the Catholic Church’s broader challenges addressing it.
A German report accused retired Pope Benedict XVI of mishandling several cases of sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. Here are a few of our related articles on the Catholic Church’s crisis.
Three female academics discuss how women are forging new pathways in faith leadership throughout religions that traditionally have been patriarchal.
Part of the Christian tradition of Allhallowtide, All Souls’ Day – or the Day of the Dead – takes on special meaning as COVID changes the way we think about life and death.
To qualify as a Catholic ‘saint,’ someone must have two miracles credited to them. But how does the church define a miracle in the first place?
Pope Francis formally opened a two-year process called a “synod on synodality” for the Catholic Church on Oct. 10.
Environmentalism may seem like a new mindset, especially in the Church. But care for creation has been woven into Catholicism for centuries.
An article that used geolocation data to place a priest at gay bars raises questions over journalistic ethics, and shines a light on the Catholic media landscape.
Amid controversy over US bishops’ plans to deny Communion to pro-abortion rights Catholics, a scholar of sacramental theology explains the importance of the ritual to members of the church.
A debate over whether President Biden’s views on abortion disqualify him from taking Communion serves to expose a rift between US bishops and the pope, and is a threat to the church itself.
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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