NEWS OF THE WEEK
US Catholic bishops from around the country met in Baltimore and released a revised election-year guide. It stresses a moral imperative to evaluate candidates based on their positions on gay marriage and abortion. Although the guide addresses a wide range … More
A new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute indicates Americans of various faiths are anxious about Islam, and also racial tensions. According to the poll, a majority of Americans—56 percent—believe the values of Islam are at odds with American values. … More
With Thanksgiving Day next Thursday (November 26), Lifeway Research in Tennessee has taken a poll asking a national sample what is the most important part of the holiday. The answer was not watching football or getting a jump on Christmas … More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington this past week for discussions about the stalled Middle East peace process and the relationship between the US and Israel. At the White House, Netanyahu said he has not given up hope … More
Pope Francis continues to insist on reforms in the Vatican bureaucracy, despite the release of two books based on leaked documents that detail the uphill battle he faces in doing that. The Italian journalists responsible for the books, which allege … More
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons, is facing a backlash over a new policy announced last week that bans the baptism of the children of same-sex couples and declares married gay couples apostates. Under the new … More
Faith-based groups are reacting to last week’s announcement that the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the contraception provisions in the Affordable Care Act violate the rights of religious nonprofit groups. Last year, the Justices ruled that Hobby Lobby and … More
This week many faith-based activists urged the Supreme Court to take up a controversial immigration case. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against President Obama’s plan to protect millions of illegal immigrants from deportation. A wide range of religious … More
Young Catholics from across the country gathered in Washington as part of the eighteenth Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. Hundreds of high school and university students from Jesuit institutions listened to a series of speakers who focused on two key … More
This week, in an unusual collaboration, the US Department of State and Georgetown University hosted a two-day symposium on religion and climate change. Faith leaders, scholars, and government policymakers gathered to address the theological underpinnings of climate-change advocacy. The meeting … More
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