Posts Tagged ‘catholics’
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Catholic population surges across the Global South
Gains in Asia and Africa are making up for losses in Europe among the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, according to Vatican statistics released Monday (May 13), signaling a shift of the church’s center of gravity toward the Globa...
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Wide majorities of most U.K. faiths support assisted suicide
A new poll finds overwhelming support for assisted suicide for the terminally ill among Anglicans, Catholics, Hindus, Sikhs and Jews in Britain, with Baptists and Muslims the only groups that oppose changes to British law, whic...
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Catholics try their hand at old-fashioned evangelism
SHREWSBURY, Mo. (RNS) On a recent rainy Saturday, about 125 Catholics packed a basement conference room, many of them older, most of them lay people. Many were representing their parishes.
They gathered here to learn how to spr...
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Benedict XVI’s poll numbers can’t match John Paul II’s
WASHINGTON (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI never inspired the deep love and admiration enjoyed by his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, but Americans – and American Catholics even more so – still look favorably upon the soon-to-be-former...
Arts & Culture
Did SNL cross a line in “DJesus Uncrossed” skit?
The line between satire and stupidity is notoriously thin. Last week, “Saturday Night Live” ran skit called “DJesus Uncrossed,” a spoof on Quentin Tarantino’s revenge flick “Django Unchained.”
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Catholic bishop backtracks on limiting Communion wine
The Roman Catholic bishop of Phoenix has backtracked on plans to restrict Communion wine at Mass after a local outcry and consultation with other bishops. Bishop Thomas Olmsted had said that Vatican guidelines attached to a new...
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Scotland’s gay marriage discussion stirring controversy among faith groups
The Scottish government has begun a 14-week public consultation, running from Sept. 2 to Dec. 9, on the question of legalizing marriage for gay couples, encouraging individuals and groups such as religious organizations to take...
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Global poverty a big concern among young Christians
According to a New Barna study, 93 percent of American church-goers are concerned about poverty around the world. Of those surveyed those younger than 40 were most concerned about global poverty. The study, commissioned by Comp...
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Pope Benedict’s praise for Martin Luther give rise to speculation
Pope Benedict XVI’s recent words of praise for Martin Luther, founder of the Protestant reformation, has set abuzz speculation on the possible “rehabilitation” of the spiritual leader as the Lutherans’ 500th anniversary approac...
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New poll shows fine line GOP candidates walk on climate change, evolution
While nearly 7-in-10 (69%) Americans believe there is solid evidence that the average temperature on earth has been getting warmer over the past few decades, and nearly 6-in-10 (57%) Americans believe humans and other living th...