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The Pope’s election intervention could be bad news for Catholics – and democracy

Where does politics end and religion begin? But from the Pope’s point of view, they are part of a continuum of being “pro-life” – thinking that has seen Francis also speak out passionately against the death penalty and the Catholic Church being opposed to assisted dying. Pope Francis’s view of the sacredness of life, and the need to take an …

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3 months, 1 week ago

A review of some of Pope Francis' most memorable quotes over his papacy

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Pope slams Harris and Trump as taking ‘anti-life’ stances, urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’

LA Times

Pope Francis speaks Friday at a news conference on the papal plane en route to the Vatican after his 12-day journey across Southeast Asia and Oceania. Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and he advised American Catholics to choose who they think is the “lesser evil” in …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways

The Independent

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, gender theory and surrogacy

Al Jazeera

In a new document, the Vatican says these practices are ‘grave violations of human dignity’. “While it lays out a wonderful rationale for why each human being, regardless of condition in life, must be respected, honoured and loved, it does not apply this principle to gender-diverse people,” Francis DeBernardo of New Ways Ministry, which advocates for LGBTQ Catholics, told The …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity

LA Times

The prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, presents the declaration “Dignitas Infinita” at the Vatican on Monday. The new document denounces “as contrary to human dignity the fact that, in some places, not a few people are imprisoned, tortured, and even deprived of the good of life solely because of their …

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1 year ago

Catholic activists in Mexico help women reconcile their faith with abortion rights

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — In a corner of their Mexico City office, activists from Catholics for the Right to Decide keep an image of the Virgin Mary close to a green scarf that reads: “Mary was consulted to be mother of God.” For these Catholic women, prayer does not conflict with their fight for abortion access nor does their devotion to …

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1 year, 4 months ago

An Ohio election that revolves around abortion rights is fueled by national groups and money

Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Supporters of a ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution and could determine the fate of abortion rights there say a yes vote will provide a “defense against out-of-state meddling.” Opponents argue that a yes vote would give “special interests the winning advantage.” But an analysis of campaign finance data …

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1 year, 6 months ago

America’s religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade’s reversal

Associated Press

In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America’s religious leaders and denominations have responded in strikingly diverse ways — some celebrating the state-level bans that have ensued, others angered that a conservative Christian cause has changed the law of the land in ways they consider oppressive. “There are some horrific stories coming out …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Josh Hawley's freakout about DOJ 'anti-Catholic bias' thoroughly debunked

Raw Story

An investigation into claims made by Sen. Josh Hawley that the Department of Justice and the FBI are harassing Catholics was thoroughly debunked by the Washington Post on Monday. Last week the Missouri Republican made headlines by ranting at Attorney General Merrick Garland that his department has an "anti-Catholic bias" where he made multiple assertions that the Post's Glenn Kessler's …

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1 year, 11 months ago

In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy

Associated Press

NEW YORK — In the United States, admirers of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remembered him warmly for his theological prowess and devotion to traditional doctrine. Professor Kathleen Sprows Cummings, director of the University of Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, depicted Benedict as “a man of unwavering faith, deep conviction and towering intellect,” yet added that …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP

Associated Press

In the midterm elections, evangelical Christians across the nation reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes, while Catholic voters once again showed how closely divided they are -- even on abortion. “In red states and blue states, with religious voters and secular voters, wherever abortion was on the ballot, abortion rights disproportionately won,” she said in a statement. “The …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Democrats Are Using An Old Playbook To Attack The Supreme Court And Fracture The Conservative Coalition

Huff Post

On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Roe v. Wade that women have a federal right to an abortion. The Supreme Court’s political role in these majority coalitions is “to confer legitimacy” on both “the particular and parochial policies of the dominant political alliance” and “the basic patterns of behavior required for the operation of …

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2 years, 5 months ago

How the Supreme Court recalibrated the abortion debate in just 3 words

CNN

CNN — It’s not just that US Supreme Court majorities upheld Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban and overturned Roe v. Wade. Worse, said Peters, is that by co-opting the term, “unborn human being,” it signals “which religious voices get authority and power in our country.” Though opponents of legalized abortion often paint women who undergo abortions as heathens, a strong majority …

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2 years, 5 months ago

After Roe’s demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments

Associated Press

Praise and lament for the overturning of abortion rights filled sacred spaces this weekend as clergy across the U.S. rearranged worship plans or rewrote sermons to provide their religious context -- and competing messages -- about the historic moment. “A person cannot support abortion and still be a faithful member of the church.” Stubna’s comments would be considered divisive by …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Joy, fear, anger at Sunday church services shows widening divide over abortion

LA Times

For Pastor Netz Gómez and the 1,500 members of his Houses of Light church in Northridge, the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe vs. Wade was an answer to their prayers and decades of hard work. In the hours after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Archbishop José H. Gómez of Los Angeles who leads 5 million …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Column: I’m a Catholic kid who supports abortion rights — thanks to my church’s catechism class

LA Times

A photo of the author’s First Communion, along with a souvenir from the ceremony In the spring of 1997, my sister and I took catechism classes at our home parish, St. Boniface Catholic Church in Anaheim. It’s what I’m especially thinking about in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade and the constitutional protection for …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Calmes: With bishops like these, it's hard to be Catholic

LA Times

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone leading a service in San Francisco. On Monday, two weeks after the archbishop of San Francisco, the archconservative Salvatore Cordileone, ordered that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not receive Communion because of her support for abortion rights, leaders of the Colorado Catholic Conference sent an open letter condemning state lawmakers who’d voted for an abortion-rights bill. As Francis …

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2 years, 6 months ago

AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and U.S. bishops

LA Times

Migrants watching Pope Francis’ Mass in Juarez, Mexico, from a levee along the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso take part in Communion on Feb. 17, 2016. According to a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted in mid-May 2022, only 31% of lay Catholics agree that politicians supporting abortion rights should be denied …

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2 years, 6 months ago

AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops

Associated Press

The hardline stances of many conservative Catholic bishops in the U.S. are not shared by a majority of lay Catholics. That contrasts sharply with a policy issued by the Diocese of Marquette, which encompasses Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, saying pastors should deny Communion to transgender, gay and nonbinary Catholics “unless the person has repented.” Natalia Imperatori-Lee, a professor of religious studies …

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2 years, 7 months ago

San Francisco archbishop bars Rep. Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over abortion rights stance

LA Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaking at a news conference in 2021, will be denied Communion because of her support for access to abortion, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said Friday. A long-simmering dispute between San Francisco’s Catholic leaders and the city’s elected officials escalated Friday when a Bay Area archbishop took the extraordinary step of barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Top leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called on the faithful to pray and fast Friday, in hopes the Supreme Court is on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. Professor O. Carter Snead, who teaches law and political science at the University of Notre Dame, said via email that most Catholics engaging in …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe

LA Times

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gómez and a colleague urged Roman Catholics to fast and pray Friday in support of reversing Roe vs. Wade. “The pro-life movement’s political allies have gutted social safety net programs that would make it easier for women to carry pregnancies to term.” The call for a day of fasting and prayer came from Archbishop José …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden Has Taken A Back Seat In The Fight To Preserve Abortion Rights

Huff Post

President Joe Biden speaks at a press conference on Feb. 3 at the White House. Abortion Rights Advocates Are Frustrated Biden has never said the word “abortion” in any of his oral remarks throughout his entire presidency, according to Renee Bracey Sherman, founder and executive director of We Testify. How am I supposed to believe you when you say you …

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The Pope’s election intervention could be bad news for Catholics – and democracy

A review of some of Pope Francis' most memorable quotes over his papacy

Pope slams Harris and Trump as taking ‘anti-life’ stances, urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’

'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways

Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, gender theory and surrogacy

Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity

Catholic activists in Mexico help women reconcile their faith with abortion rights

An Ohio election that revolves around abortion rights is fueled by national groups and money

America’s religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade’s reversal

Josh Hawley's freakout about DOJ 'anti-Catholic bias' thoroughly debunked

In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP

Democrats Are Using An Old Playbook To Attack The Supreme Court And Fracture The Conservative Coalition

How the Supreme Court recalibrated the abortion debate in just 3 words

After Roe’s demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments

Joy, fear, anger at Sunday church services shows widening divide over abortion

Column: I’m a Catholic kid who supports abortion rights — thanks to my church’s catechism class

Calmes: With bishops like these, it's hard to be Catholic

AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and U.S. bishops

AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops

San Francisco archbishop bars Rep. Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over abortion rights stance

Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe

Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe

Joe Biden Has Taken A Back Seat In The Fight To Preserve Abortion Rights