Catholics
Video from priest says Catholics who vote for Democrats will go to hell. One bishop approves this message.
By Bob Smietana — September 6, 2020
(RNS) — A Texas bishop has endorsed a video that claims Catholics who vote Democratic will go to hell.
Under tents and with folding chairs, Catholics resume First Communions and baptisms outdoors
By Alejandra Molina — August 28, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Across the United States, parishes’ celebrations of sacraments and rites have been greatly impacted by the coronavirus, a survey of bishops found.
Latino Catholic leaders head to border for teach-in and public action
By Alejandra Molina — October 10, 2019
(RNS) — Theologians, educators and activists from across the country are responding to changes in the border crisis brought on by a new policy for asylum-seekers.
Send back the Statue of Liberty
By Thomas Reese — July 23, 2019
(RNS) — She entered our country in 1886 without a visa, has never applied for citizenship and does not speak one word of English. Worst of all, she advocates for open borders. It's time to send her back.
Trump’s emerging Catholic problem
By Mark Silk — May 23, 2019
(RNS) — Catholic social teaching is at odds with many Trump policies. That may be behind Catholic voters 15-point shift away from the president from 2016 to now, detected in a new Quippiniac poll.
In fight over Protestant-only foster agency, lawsuit asks: Who is a Christian?
By Yonat Shimron — February 25, 2019
(RNS) — 'It’s a pretty common belief here in the South that Catholics are not Christian,' said Aimee Maddonna, who sued the federal and state government for allowing Miracle Hill Ministries to discriminate against non-Protestants.
‘Yellow vest’ protests test English-speaking Catholic church in Paris
By Tom Heneghan — December 14, 2018
PARIS (RNS) — A thriving English-speaking Catholic parish in Paris finds itself in the middle of angry protests against the government.
In Philadelphia, ordinary Catholics keep the faith — despite the church’s failings
By Bob Smietana — December 6, 2018
(RNS) — Despite the abuse scandal, lay Catholics in Philadelphia say their faith remains a central part of their lives.
Catholics and lawmakers respond to sex abuse report
By Jack Jenkins — August 16, 2018
(RNS) — Two days after Pennsylvania's 'catastrophic' report on clergy sex abuse, questions remain about its effect on American Catholics and how states will prosecute such crimes in the future.
Why religion won’t help the Republicans in the midterms
By Mark Silk — August 6, 2018
A shrinking God Gap and a decline in worship attendance are the keys.
Democrats for Life of America gather ’round a message: ‘We want our party back’
By Jacob Lupfer — July 19, 2018
(RNS) — Anyone who proclaims a consistent life ethic by opposing war, capital punishment and abortion while affirming migration, health care and social spending is going to be politically homeless in America.
Trinidad and Tobago Catholics aid Venezuelan migrants amid government crackdown
By Melissa Williams-Sambrano — June 18, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (RNS) — Following the April deportation, Archbishop of Port of Spain Charles Jason Gordon spoke out against the government’s treatment of Venezuelans and other refugees. He warned citizens against being 'stingy' — and his new initiative is anything but.
Trinidad and Tobago Catholics come to aid of Venezuelan refugees
By Melissa Williams-Sambrano — June 18, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (RNS) — Following the April deportation, Archbishop of Port of Spain Charles Jason Gordon spoke out against the government’s treatment of Venezuelans and other refugees. He warned citizens against being 'stingy' — and his new initiative is anything but.
Italian-American church in Brooklyn’s ‘Little Guatemala’ gets new lease on life
By Katherine Fung — April 10, 2018
NEW YORK (RNS) — St. Finbar Catholic Church in Brooklyn's Bensonhurst neighborhood is part of a larger national trend: The share of U.S. Catholics who are Hispanic has increased by 5 percentage points since 2007 to 34 percent and is expected to continue growing.
Gay marriage ruling boosts evangelical in Costa Rica vote
By Jerome Socolovsky — February 3, 2018
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — After last month's decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Fabricio Alvarado, a 43-year-old journalist with a prominent career as a preacher and Christian singer, suddenly became the leading contender in Sunday's vote.
