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Why you might have heard Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why you might have heard Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass

Associated Press  

— One song has stuck with Julio Cuellar Gonzales for practically his entire life. For Cuellar, even when he finally learned the tune’s origin, it still felt Andean to him: “It sounds to me like the melancholy, the melody, the sweetness of the music of the Andes.” While there’s no proof that Simon took inspiration for “The Sound of Silence” …

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Skip pilgrimage on May 6, vote for those with secular credentials: Goa Cardinal
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Skip pilgrimage on May 6, vote for those with secular credentials: Goa Cardinal

Hindustan Times  

PANAJI: Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão on Tuesday asked people to avoid travelling to Vailankanni, a prominent Catholic pilgrimage site in Tamil Nadu, on May 6 since it would mean missing out on the “moral obligation” of casting one’s vote. The Goa Archbishop, looked up to by Catholics who make up 25% of the state population, is known to articulate …

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The Sinister New Talking Point Republicans Used to Grill Merrick Garland
1 year, 10 months ago

The Sinister New Talking Point Republicans Used to Grill Merrick Garland

Slate  

Republicans were raring to interrogate Attorney General Merrick Garland at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday—working to score political points on many of their favorite topics, including Hunter Biden, the safety of Supreme Court justices, and “parents who are angry at school boards and administrators.” But one new Republican talking point got a curious amount of airtime: anti-Catholic bias …

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In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy
2 years 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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How the Supreme Court recalibrated the abortion debate in just 3 words
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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AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and U.S. bishops
2 years, 7 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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San Francisco archbishop bars Rep. Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over abortion rights stance
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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The Seemingly Minor Change the Pope Just Made That Is Freaking Out Conservative Catholics
3 years, 5 months ago

The Seemingly Minor Change the Pope Just Made That Is Freaking Out Conservative Catholics

Slate  

On Friday, the Vatican announced a new order that would barely affect most practicing Catholics: there are now strict rules for when and where the traditional Latin Mass can be conducted. “The lack of mercy shown here toward traditional Catholics, Benedict XVI, and the young laity and clergy drawn to the Latin Mass is stunning,” the Catholic journalist Raymond Arroyo …

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2 Catholic bishops at odds over Biden receiving Communion
3 years, 8 months ago

2 Catholic bishops at odds over Biden receiving Communion

Associated Press  

They share Roman Catholicism as a faith and California as their home base. Yet there’s a deep gulf between Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego in the high-stakes debate over whether politicians who support abortion rights should be denied Communion. There are plans for the bishops to vote on whether the USCCB’s Committee …

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Nuns Arrested as Beijing Turns Up Heat on Hong Kong Church in Bid to Quell Opposition Voices
4 years ago

Nuns Arrested as Beijing Turns Up Heat on Hong Kong Church in Bid to Quell Opposition Voices

News 18  

In a high-walled Art Deco villa in the Hong Kong suburbs of Kowloon, the Vatican operates an unofficial diplomatic mission, its only political outpost of any kind in China. “For any word you say,” Zen told Reuters, the authorities “can say you’re offending the National Security Law.” In a written statement, the office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam …

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Angelenos applaud pope’s endorsement of same-sex civil unions but worry it doesn’t go far enough
4 years, 2 months ago

Angelenos applaud pope’s endorsement of same-sex civil unions but worry it doesn’t go far enough

LA Times  

Pope Francis waves at the end of his weekly general audience Wednesday at the Vatican. As a Los Angeles-based sex educator with a focus on LGBTQ communities, Phoenix often has worked with clients dealing with “religious shame.” For those people, the pope’s comments offered validation and hope for progress. What hasn’t changed, Cappiello said, is Church doctrine, which still says …

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If Barrett joins, Supreme Court would have six Catholics
4 years, 3 months ago

If Barrett joins, Supreme Court would have six Catholics

Associated Press  

Roman Catholics account for a bit more than 20% of the U.S. population, yet they are on track to hold six of the Supreme Court’s nine seats now that President Donald Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill its vacancy. “It is possible that this accounts for a disproportionate number of Catholics getting into very good colleges and then …

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GOP attacks Harris amid battle for Catholic voters’ support
4 years, 4 months ago

GOP attacks Harris amid battle for Catholic voters’ support

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Soon after Joe Biden tapped Kamala Harris as his running mate, some conservatives began trying to portray her as anti-Catholic — a line of attack that President Donald Trump’s campaign continues to amplify as Democrats court Roman Catholic voters. It inflamed Republicans at the time, with one senator authoring a resolution to affirm the constitutional ban on religious …

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Conventions Bring Sharper Faith Appeals From Both Parties
4 years, 4 months ago

Conventions Bring Sharper Faith Appeals From Both Parties

NPR  

Conventions Bring Sharper Faith Appeals From Both Parties Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP The 2020 presidential election is likely once again to feature religion as a campaign issue, if the Republican and …

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'I've experienced the light in the Catholic Church, but I can't forgive the dark'
5 years, 9 months ago

'I've experienced the light in the Catholic Church, but I can't forgive the dark'

ABC  

I grew up in the Catholic Church. 'I'll never forget the peace and relief' at the church Rebecca Huntley remembers finding solace in the simple Catholic church where her nonna's funeral was held. While I was raised in and around the Catholic Church, I didn't go to a Catholic school. The royal commission into child sexual abuse heard from 4,444 …

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