The conversation surrounding the Vatican's reprimand of religious sisters continues, with leaders of the seven provinces of the Franciscan Friars in the...
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Jim Martin's "A Prayer for Frustrated Catholics" is making the rounds today online, and it is indeed full of hope and wisdom for what many of us...
At a time when most Americans are cutting back on their spending, the Catholic Church has been shelling out quite a bit of cash lately. Yesterday, the...
The Vatican's crackdown on nuns continues with its denouncement of Sister Margaret Farley's 2006 book "Just Love." An unintended consequence:...
Last night, Wisconsin voters took to the polls in record numbers to vote on the recall of Republican governor Scott Walker. Walker, with 53 percent of the...
The AP's famous "Napalm Girl" photo turned 40 this month, and the agency's Marge Mason wrote a marvelous update on the real life story, first...
As the U.S. bishops' "Fortnight for Freedom" campaign draws closer, I have indeed been noticing a number of instances in which religious freedom...
Hard to beat Commonweal's substantial contribution to the conversation about religious liberty On the heels of LCWR's response to the CDF action...
The pope has a practice of greeting groups of bishops–usually from the same ecclesiastical district called “a metropolitan province,” like...
The big news today surrounds the Leadership Conference of Women Religious issuing a statement in response to the Vatican's call for reform of the group...
