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January 2015

January 29, 2015

Catholic congressman Tim Ryan: “Why I changed my thinking on abortion”

From HuffPo: Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), a longtime opponent of abortion, announced in an op-ed on Tuesday...

January 28, 2015

Pope Francis a “headache” for GOP presidential hopefuls?

Rick Santorum prays at a fundraiser in 2012 by Gage Skidmore / Wikipedia Commons From Bloomberg: It is...

January 19, 2015

Salon: Inside the “catastrophic collapse” of the Catholic right

Cardinal Raymond Burke by CanonLawJunkie via Wikipedia From author Patricia Miller: For years they struck...

January 14, 2015

Mississippi moves to make the Bible the state book

A Bible handwritten in Latin, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. (Via Wikipedia

January 06, 2015

Bishop declines governor’s inauguration invitation because of abortion stance

From The Providence Journal: Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin said Monday he rejected an...

January 05, 2015

Historic audio: Mario Cuomo and the question “Who is God?”

The day before Mario Cuomo's funeral in New York City, the city's fabled 92nd St. Y...

January 05, 2015

The religious makeup of the new Congress

The Rev Jacob Duche offers the first prayer for the Continental Congress, September 7, 1774,...

January 01, 2015

Mario Cuomo dies

From CNN: Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo has died, according to his son Chris...

December 2014

December 21, 2014

Cuban-American protest in Miami: “I am a Catholic without a pope”

From the AP: The key role Pope Francis played encouraging talks between Presidents Barack...

December 04, 2014

“Grossly offensive” Satanic holiday display approved for Florida Capitol

From The Orlando Sentinel: Unlike last year, a Satanic Temple display will be officially welcome...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

The cardinal and the mayor: “A sort of municipal buddy movie”

While they haven't quite forged the friendship that defined Cardinal John O'Connor and Mayor Ed...

November 07, 2014

“I’m a social justice, anti-death penalty, seamless garment, pro-life Catholic”

Mark Miloscia, the man targeted in an anti-Catholic smear during the campaign, won his race...

November 05, 2014

How did Catholics vote?

As in years past, pretty much like everyone else. From RNS: According to yesterday’s exit polls,...

October 2014

October 25, 2014

Anti-Catholicism: website attacks Republican candidate for his faith

From Daily Caller: Mark Miloscia, a Republican running for state senate in Washington state, is...

October 01, 2014

Gov. Chris Christie: I prayed to God for help on a test—and got a C

The New Jersey Governor—and possible GOP candidate for president—talked about his faith and his upbringing...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Joe Biden in Iowa: “You’re looking at a kid who had 12 years of Catholic education”

From The New York Times: At a Vatican meeting a few years ago, Pope Benedict...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Wisconsin Rep. James Sensenbrenner becomes Catholic, with Cardinal Dolan attending

Details: Wisconsin Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R-Menomonee Falls) converted to Catholicism in a quiet ceremony at...

August 22, 2014

WH offers compromise on birth control for religious employers

Somehow, this slipped under the radar today: The Obama administration outlined a new compromise Friday...

August 14, 2014

What about deacons and politics?

Some days back, I posted the historic news about the wife of a deacon serving...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

Obama administration to revise part of contraception rule

With everything else going on, somehow this news got buried. From The Wall Street Journal:...

July 19, 2014

Obama to issue executive order protecting LGBT workers, but without religious exemption

Details: President Barack Obama plans to sign two executive orders Monday prohibiting discrimination against gay...

July 12, 2014

Which religious group shows the most support for Obama?

It's not Catholics, whose approval rating is a paltry 44%. Details: President Obama's approval rating has dropped...

July 10, 2014

Nancy Pelosi on child migration: “No one speaks more eloquently than the bishops”

No, this is not a joke: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, not known for rigorous...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Hillary Clinton’s faith

TIME magazine is publishing a book about Hillary Clinton, and it includes a lengthy section...

June 18, 2014

Meet the “evangelical” Catholics reshaping the GOP

From Religion News Service: How many voters know that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is...

June 17, 2014

SF archbishop responds to critics on the March for Marriage

He has posted a letter on the archdiocesan website. He doesn't mention his most prominent...

June 15, 2014

Quoting Pope Francis, Nancy Pelosi urges archbishop not to speak at March for Marriage

Details: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took the lead this week in a high-profile lobbying effort to...

June 12, 2014

David Brat, Calvinist Catholic?

The professor who upset Eric Cantor in Tuesday night's election has an interesting religious background:...

May 2014

May 23, 2014

Rep. Rebecca Hamilton says goodbye to all that

My blog neighbor—18-year veteran of the Oklahoma House of Representatives—is finishing up her last session...

May 21, 2014

More Americans say they’d be willing to vote for an atheist as president

Details: Atheists are still the most mistrusted group in the U.S., and a godless politician...