Can a Catholic hoops conference save college sports?
(RNS) Could a new all-Catholic basketball conference help college athletics — and even the Catholic Church?
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About David Gibson
David Gibson is an award-winning religion journalist, author and filmmaker. He writes for Religion News Service and until recently covered the religion beat for AOL’s Politics Daily. He blogs at Commonweal magazine, and has written two books on Catholic topics, the latest a biography of Pope Benedict XVI.
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Can Pope Francis really reform the Vatican?
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has won widespread acclaim thus far in his nascent papacy with popular gestures like washing the feet of juveniles during Holy Week and refusing many papal perks. But now comes the hard part of his new job: reforming the Vatican.
Longtime gay parishioner booted from church posts
NEW YORK (RNS) As Catholic leaders signal a new tone of welcome for gays in the church, a Long Island parishioner was booted from his church posts after an anonymous letter writer told the bishop the man had married his partner.
Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup: Shaming the Divorced * Guns and Gays * Faith and Footwear
Forget the gays: Shame the divorced for ruining marriage. A pro-life student group at Johns Hopkins is denied club status because it would make students think about stuff. And North Carolina may get an official religion. Guess which one.
ANALYSIS: Are Catholics shifting tone or substance on gay issues?
(RNS) Catholic leaders appear to be adopting a more positive tone, if not policies, on gays and lesbians. But the new rhetoric may also be an acknowledgment of the huge shift in the court of public opinion, and maybe soon at the Supreme Court.
Friday’s Religion News Roundup: Satan’s skin * Footwash backlash * Holi Day
Pope Francis continues to get feedback, and backlash, for washing the feet of young women and Muslims among the twelve at a juvenile detention center, and another Frances — last name Perkins — wins “Lent Madness.” A Jesuit school is still in the NCAA version. And why is Satan always dark-skinned?
ANALYSIS: How long will the pope’s honeymoon last?
(RNS) Since the moment of his election on March 13, Pope Francis has been warmly embraced by his own flock and even the media. But some constituencies in the church are decidedly cautious or even unhappy with Francis, and their grumbling may portend future troubles for the pope.
When the new pope meets the old pope: Awkward?
(RNS) Now that Pope Francis has been duly installed, his next order of business is doing something no other pope has had to do in centuries: pay homage to the guy he replaced.
Pope Francis reveals romantic crush during seminary days
(RNS) Pope Francis was once “dazzled” by a young woman he met as a seminarian and even considered abandoning his vocation, he reveals in a newly uncovered interview.
Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup: Obama’s Hebrew * Gay-friendly Pope? * Dr. Livingstone at 200
An Argentine pope needs to practice the samba, an American president has been practicing his Hebrew. But will he visit the Western Wall? Lent makes us happier. Ronald Dworkin on religion without God, posthumously.
