RELIGION

Cardinals’ homilies before conclave speak volumes

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — At a church in a Roman suburb on Sunday (May 4), Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu…

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Who are the American cardinals who will be voting for the next pope?

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Representing a little over 4% of the globe’s Catholics but nearly 8% of those who will…

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The likely contenders to become the next pope

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn…

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Beth Allison Barr on the evolving role of pastors’ wives

(RNS) — Did you know there are piles of guidebooks meant to help women excel at being the church’s first lady?…

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As the first Latin American pope, Francis shifted the Catholic Church’s center

(RNS) — When Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time back in 2013,…

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Easter and Passover Courage in the Fight for Democracy

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Most pastors think their churches will stay open for years

(RNS) — American organized religion is a bit like a scene from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” It has…

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How We Love Is To Tell the Truth: Michael Eric Dyson

 This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr.…

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Why Cory Booker’s 25-hour (near) jeremiad fell short

(RNS) — When he finally surrendered the floor of the U.S. Senate after 25 hours of blistering denunciations of the…

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Why we did what we did — GetReligion

Nothing changed at GetReligion. But basic facts about the journalism business have changed, as I explained in this recent essay…

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