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A professor of modern Catholicism looks back at the ways the iconic Irish singer steeped herself in religion, even as she criticized its institutions.
African Catholics are growing in number. They are also reinventing and reinterpreting Christianity.
A substantial majority were concerned about the prevalence of abuse, racism, and sexism in church contexts, and many raised issues relating to transparency and accountability.
A French report on the scale of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy is the latest revelation in the crisis, but its roots go back decades – or more. Here are a few of our many related articles.
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.
The media frenzy surrounding George Pell’s conviction may force victims of child sexual abuse to relive their own trauma.
Sex abuse by Catholic priests may be as devastating in many cases as sex abuse by a family member because of institutional betrayal, two trauma psychologists write. It calls for special measures.
The path to justice and forgiveness after Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland.
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Research Professor, World Christianity and African Studies, DePaul University
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Professor Emerit of Psychology/ Fonder and President Center for Institutional Courage, University of Oregon
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Director, Loyola Institute, Assistant Professor in Systematic Theology, Trinity College Dublin
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Professor of American Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Professor and Chair of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
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Chair of Clinical Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
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Professor of Theology, Fordham University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Early Christianity, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Law, University at Buffalo
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History Fellow, Australian Catholic University; University of Newcastle