Catholicism
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Catholics Call for Obama Aide to Resign
February 4, 2010
Petition drive seeks to unseat Obama aide who criticized the pope’s comments on condoms and AIDS.
Nation & World - Washington Whispers
Catholic Bishops Weigh in Against Abortion Compromise in Health Reform Bill
December 18, 2009
Attention Ben Nelson: They say the bill is morally unacceptable.
Opinion - Peter Roff
Catholics United: Wrong to Call Us Pro-Abortion Rights
December 16, 2009
The progressive group Catholics United says that it is neither for nor against abortion rights.
Nation & World - God & Country
Are Pro-Abortion-Rights Catholic Groups Fake?
December 15, 2009
A conservative Roman Catholic calls a new crop of progressive Catholic groups fake.
Nation & World - God & Country
Today's Picture: Rep. Patrick Kennedy's Bishop, Thomas Tobin
November 23, 2009
Thomas Tobin, bishop of Providence, R.I., is in a public tiff with Rep. Patrick Kennedy over receiving Communion.
Nation & World - God & Country
Patrick Kennedy: My Bishop Ordered Me to Forego Communion
November 23, 2009
Kennedy says his bishop ordered him to skip Communion, but the bishop called it a "request."
Nation & World - God & Country
Blog Fight: Roman Catholic Church vs. New York Times
November 6, 2009
A Times reporter rebuts charges from New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan that her paper is anti-Catholic.
Nation & World - God & Country
Year of Catholic Political Success Continues With Election Day
November 4, 2009
The victors in yesterday's two big races are Catholics, continuing a yearlong trend.
Nation & World - God & Country
Anglican Deal Could Lead to Married Catholic Priests
October 23, 2009
Accepting Anglicans into the Catholic Church might break down old traditions.
Opinion - Mary Kate Cary
Vatican Makes It Much Easier for Anglicans to Convert
October 20, 2009
The Roman Catholic Church will allow Anglican converts to retain some of their traditions.
Nation & World - God & Country
Pro-Gay Marriage Ad Features Catholic Mom
October 13, 2009
A conservative Catholic group says the ad implies Catholic support for same-sex unions.
Nation & World - God & Country
Obama Weighs In on New Saint
October 9, 2009
The president and Damien de Veuster, to be canonized this weekend, share a Hawaii connection.
Nation & World - God & Country
Gauging the Politics of Newt Gingrich's Catholic Conversion
September 28, 2009
The former House speaker is talking more about his Roman Catholic conversion.
Nation & World - God & Country
Michael Moore Almost Became a Catholic Priest
September 24, 2009
The lefty filmmaker once planned to become a priest.
Nation & World - God & Country
Reader Responses to Kathleen Sebelius's Pro-Abortion Rights Catholicism
September 21, 2009
Readers weigh in on the HHS secretary's explanation of the difference between her faith and politics.
Nation & World - God & Country
Kathleen Sebelius Discusses Order to Forgo Holy Communion
September 17, 2009
The Health and Human Services secretary finally responds to an order from the Kansas City archbishop.
Nation & World - God & Country
Revealed: Ted Kennedy's Letter to Pope Benedict, Vatican's Response
August 31, 2009
At his burial, a Catholic official unveils the senator's letter to the pope—and the Vatican's reply.
Nation & World - God & Country
Despite Kennedy's Death, Democrats' Ethnic Catholic Tradition Lives On
August 28, 2009
Does Ted Kennedy's death mark an end for ethnic Catholic Democrats?
Nation & World - God & Country
Readers Skeptical of Kennedy's Catholicism
August 28, 2009
How did Senator Edward Kennedy square his religious faith with his support for abortion rights?
Nation & World - God & Country
Quote of the Week: A Catholic Priest With Ted Kennedy
August 27, 2009
A Catholic priest reflects on his final hours with Ted Kennedy.
Nation & World - God & Country
Your Thoughts on Ted Kennedy's Catholicism
August 27, 2009
Did Kennedy's Catholicism really matter to him? Readers weigh in.
Nation & World - God & Country
Q&A: Ted Kennedy Biographer Adam Clymer on Kennedy's Catholicism
August 26, 2009
A Kennedy expert says the senator's faith was the most important early factor in shaping his politics.
Nation & World - God & Country
How Obama Woos Catholics
July 31, 2009
Hardly a week goes by without a major overture to Catholics from the administration.
Nation & World - God & Country
Obama Administration Works to Woo Catholics
July 31, 2009
Hardly a week goes by without a major overture to Catholics from the administration.
Nation & World - Religion
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs's Catholic Side
July 9, 2009
Obama's press secretary speaks to Catholic social teaching's influence on the president—and himself.
Nation & World - God & Country
