When the Second Vatican Council opened in 1962, its proceedings were shrouded in secrecy. Then, unexpectedly, a mysterious byline appeared in The New Yorker: Xavier Rynne. In a series of explosive dispatches, the anonymous insider revealed the council’s unseen conflicts — ultraconservative factions working to block reforms, curial power plays and intense exchanges shaping the church’s future.
Theologians and representatives of Catholic advocacy organizations and religious orders described pastoral challenges of some hardline immigration enforcement policies as among the concerns Catholics
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Events from this week in Christian history include John Calvin returning to Geneva, the death of Nabeel Qureshi and George Mackay being ordained
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One of the West’s best-kept secrets sits in plain sight along Interstate 80 Home to the University of Wyoming, Laramie is unquestionably a college town Yet its strong...
Read more"We need the voice of African American bishops, men in the hierarchy, in the church structure, to be more of an advocate for the Black Catholic community," he
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Who's teaching the teachers According to a new AEI report, it's an ideologically uniform slate of professors pushing "queer pedagogy" and "anti-capitalist" frameworks
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