Catholic Bishops

An Open Letter to Pastors: Our Nation Needs Immigration Reform

Matthew Soerens 7-19-2010

Dear Pastors,

Bad Theology in the House of Representatives

Allie Bullard 7-16-2010

Wednesday morning I listened to a House

Judiciary Committee hearing on "The Ethical Imperative for Reform of Our Immi

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'Doing God's Work': A Moral Case for Financial Reform

John Gehring 4-27-2010

As financial reform legislation stalls in the Senate for the moment and embattled Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein testifies today before a congressional subcommittee, faith-based organizations an

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U.K. Catholic Bishops Address Abuse Scandal 'Directly and Unambiguously'

Rose Marie Berger 4-26-2010

Late last week, the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales released an http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/catholic_church/media_centre/press_release...

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What Catholics Can Teach Glenn Beck About Social Justice

John Gehring 3-24-2010

While it's generally not worth spilling any ink over Glenn Beck, his recent attacks on churches that preach "social justice" has rightly earned the condemnation of diverse faith leaders

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A Flawed Step Forward on Health-Care Reform

Jim Wallis 3-19-2010

We all know how much the media love conflict, and they have fallen in love with the health-care debate. Yesterday's New York Times story on the final House vote expected this weekend simply said, "Showdown Near." That says it all about the gunfight at the O.K.

A Torture Apologist's Flawed Theology

John Gehring 3-10-2010

The Washington Post has a new op-ed page writer drawing scrutiny for his hearty endorsement of "enhanced interrogation," which translated from Orwellian into English means torture.

The Media's Favorite Catholic Culture Warrior

John Gehring 10-23-2009

Just in time for Halloween, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is once again spooked about all those "radical secularists" lurking ominously behind ever corner.

Conservative Catholicism's Political Enforcers

Cesar Baldelomar 9-29-2009

As a struggling Catholic, the uproar and division caused by conservative U.S.

Bishops vs. The Bomb: Act II

John Gehring 7-31-2009

When the United States and the Soviet Union stared into the abyss of nuclear Armageddon during the Cold War, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick began reading obscure journals like the Bulletin of the At

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Obama's Catholic Moment

John Gehring 5-23-2009

Against the backdrop of protest and spectacle that threatened to overshadow graduation at the University of Notre Dame last week, President Obama delivered a graceful commencement address that stan

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A Good Friday Appeal to Abolish the Death Penalty

Jim Wallis 4-10-2009

Ten years ago on Good Friday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement and call to action: "On this

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Be Not Afraid: Faith and Reason in the Notre Dame 'Scandal'

John Gehring 4-09-2009

Notre Dame President Rev.

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A Fairness Issue

Jim Wallis 3-12-2009

"Without justice, what are kingdoms but bands of robbers?"

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Keeping the 'Consistent' in 'Consistent Ethic of Life'

Rose Marie Berger 11-14-2008

Twelve years ago this week, the Catholic Church lost one of her great and humble leaders, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin.

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Catholic Bishops Denounce Immigration Raids as Anti-Family

Jennifer Svetlik 9-15-2008

Last year I lived in a Catholic Worker house that offers hospitality to immigrants without first inquiring about their legal status. One day, a woman called the house on behalf of two young boys who had come home to an empty apartment; [...]

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