Pew study shows support for legal abortion growing 2 years after Dobbs
The study found that a majority — 63% — of Americans said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, an increase of four percentage points from 2021, the year prior to the Dobbs ruling. That includes 59% of Catholics surveyed.
We’re all Cafeteria Catholics
Statistician Ryan Burge set out to learn how many Catholics agree with church teachings on three key pro-life issues: abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty. The answer? Fewer than 1 percent.
Kendrick Lamar is (lyrically) beating up on Drake in ways hip-hop has never seen before. Why are we eating it up?
A beef between two of the biggest rappers in the world, Kendrick Lamar and Drake, has birthed unforgettable songs for both of these artists.
‘Shogun’ is a complex tale of religion and colonialism—with Jesuits as villains
“Shogun” is a dire portrait of the Catholic Church’s role in colonial history, but the Japanese are not mere victims in this story.
In reversal, Vatican approves appointment of gay-friendly seminary dean (CNA)
Reversing an earlier stand, the Vatican has approved the appointment of a seminary dean who has expressed support for same-sex relationships. In 2023 the Dicastery for Culture and Education text declined to approve the appointment of Father Martin Lintner, OSM, as dean of the Philosophical-Theological College of Brixen/Bressanone in northern Italy, citing his published statements […]
Catacombs testify to Christian hope, Pope says (Vatican Press Office)
“In the catacombs, everything speaks of hope,” Pope Francis said during a May 17 private audience with members of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology. The Pope welcomed work to make more of the catacombs open to pilgrims, “to visit them and thus be strengthened in faith and hope.”
Church teaching on women’s ordination can change: Cardinal Hollerich (Katholisch)
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg has counseled proponents of women’s ordination of “be cautious, take one step at a time, and then you might be able to go far.” The Jesuit prelate— who has been selected by Pope Francis as relator-general of the Synod on Synodality— said that the question of women’s ordination must be […]
Conservatism is suicidal, Pope tells ’60 Minutes’ (Reuters)
In his latest criticism of conservative Catholics in the US, Pope Francis told a “60 Minutes” interviewer that conservatism is a “suicidal attitude.” In an interview that will be broadcast on the CBS show on May 19, the Pope responded to a question about his critics by saying that a conservative “clings to something and […]
UNHCR concerned about benefit cuts for Ukrainian Refugees
UNHCR is concerned at the scale of proposed reductions in social protection benefits for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection living in state provided serviced accommodation in Ireland announced this week. The proposed cuts would leave beneficiaries of temporary protection with just €38.80 a week, a drastic cut from the current €232 per week they have […]
Celebrity abortion stories illustrate how swiftly ‘choice’ can become ‘obligation’
Abortion is, more often than not, an expectation rather than an option. If a man does not want to be a father, he can demand that the woman he has impregnated get an abortion and can exert an enormous amount of pressure on her.Read More