by Starlette Thomas | May 8, 2025 | News
When asked if the Catholic Church should “stick to its traditional teachings, even if it means the church gets smaller” or “be more inclusive, even if it means changing some of its teachings,” a majority of U.S. Catholics polled chose the latter of the contrasting...
by Starlette Thomas | May 7, 2025 | Faith and Democracy|Opinion, News
Most “White” evangelicals remain committed to President Donald Trump and his administration, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. They overwhelmingly support his anti-DEI (75%) but pro-federal government cuts (75%) and tariffs agenda (67%). Now in his...
by Steve Harmon | May 6, 2025 | News
Monday was my first full day in Rome, where I am covering the papal conclave that convenes this Wednesday afternoon. It began with the requisite caffeinated fuel for the day from the best place in Rome to get it: Sant’ Eustachio Il Caffè. In God’s providence, this is...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | May 6, 2025 | News, Opinion
Brazilian archbishop Hélder Pessoa Câmara once said, “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” During my younger years as an academic, before being radicalized by standing in solidarity with the...
by Steve Harmon | May 5, 2025 | News, Opinion
I arrived in Rome Sunday morning to a city still mourning the death of Pope Francis. My taxi from the Termini train station took me past a video billboard spanning half the façade of a downtown building that proclaimed, “ROME EMBRACES POPE FRANCIS WITH LOVE.” People...
by Craig Nash | May 1, 2025 | News
On Thursday, President Trump filed an executive order establishing the “Religious Liberty Commission,” designed to address what the administration claims are threats to “America’s unique and beautiful tradition of religious liberty.” Among these threats, they list...
