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2026-11-05T19:07:21-05:00

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Rage Against The Machine? Pope Leo vs AI

Last updated on: November 5, 2026 at 7:07 pm By Andrew Chesnut

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On October 17, Pope Leo XIV was released from the hospital after undergoing surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung following a diagnosis of a suspected cancerous nodule. On Sunday, October 18, he delivered the traditional blessing overlooking St. Peter’s Square. While the Pope’s lungs are partially impaired, his voice for justice is strong. In his first encyclical, Magnifica Humaitas [Magnificent Humanity], Pope Leo eloquently articulates the fundamental and profoundly humanistic ethical principles of the Catholic Church... Read more

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2026-10-02T08:10:41-04:00

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Brazil’s Black Madonna as Political Football in Heated Race

Last updated on: October 2, 2026 at 8:10 am By Andrew Chesnut

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In Brazil, even the Mother of God is not immune from election-year politics. With the first round of the 2026 presidential election fast approaching, Nossa Senhora Aparecida – Our Lady of Aparecida, the diminutive Black Madonna who reigns as Brazil’s beloved patroness – has unexpectedly emerged as one of the most potent symbols of the campaign. Images of the Virgin have appeared alongside both President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his principal opponent, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. What began as... Read more

2026-09-27T11:20:33-04:00

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Brazil’s Religious Revolution: What a Huge New Survey Shows

Last updated on: September 27, 2026 at 11:20 am By Andrew Chesnut

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Is Brazil Still a Catholic Country? Brazil’s religious marketplace has been undergoing one of the most dramatic transformations anywhere in the Christian world, and a massive new survey offers perhaps our best snapshot yet of where things stand. Religião e Vida Pública no Brasil (Religion and Public Life in Brazil), coordinated by the Instituto de Estudos da Religião (ISER), with fieldwork conducted by Quaest, surveyed an impressive 15,000 Brazilians in 412 municipalities across every region of the country. With 184... Read more

2026-08-11T13:11:41-04:00

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Trump’s Catholic Problem Heading Into November Midterms

Last updated on: August 11, 2026 at 1:11 pm By Andrew Chesnut

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One of the more remarkable stories of the 2024 presidential election was Donald Trump’s success among American Catholics. Catholics, who had split almost evenly between Trump and Joe Biden four years earlier, moved decisively toward the Republican. Pew’s post-election analysis found Trump winning Catholics 55 to 43 percent over Kamala Harris. That was no minor demographic footnote. Catholics constitute roughly a fifth of the American electorate, and their rightward swing contributed significantly to Trump’s return to the White House. Less... Read more

2026-07-10T14:41:31-04:00

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Did Pentecostalism Kill Brazilian Football’s ‘Jogo Bonito’?

Last updated on: July 10, 2026 at 2:41 pm By Andrew Chesnut

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The argument that Brazil’s recent soccer disappointments are the product of Pentecostalism has become one of the more heated cultural debates to emerge from the 2026 World Cup. Following Brazil’s shocking Round of 16 elimination to Norway, commentators on social media and in the Brazilian press revived a familiar claim – as Brazilian footballers increasingly embrace evangelical Protestantism, especially Pentecostalism, they have abandoned the joyful, improvisational jogo bonito that once defined the Seleção. According to this narrative, exuberance has been... Read more

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2026-06-22T22:54:08-04:00

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Mexico’s Soccer Baby Jesus: Praying for a World Cup Miracle

Last updated on: June 22, 2026 at 10:54 pm By Andrew Chesnut

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As Mexico hosts the FIFA World Cup along with Canada and the U.S., one of the most intriguing religious stories emerging from the tournament is not taking place in the stadiums of Mexico City, Guadalajara, or Monterrey. Instead, it is unfolding in the nation’s most important Catholic church, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, where a statue of the Christ Child has been dressed in the jersey of the Mexican national soccer team and placed on display for devotees and... Read more

2026-05-18T17:07:18-04:00

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Rededicate 250: A Brazen Display of Evangelical Nationalism

Last updated on: May 18, 2026 at 5:07 pm By Andrew Chesnut

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There was something deeply unsettling about watching “Rededicate 250” unfold on the National Mall this past weekend. Draped in flags, saturated with praise music, and promoted by some of the most powerful officials in the federal government, the event presented itself as a patriotic celebration ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary. But beneath the revivalist aesthetics and civil religious language was something much more troubling: a state-adjacent promotion of Evangelical nationalism masquerading as historical memory. The organizers and speakers framed... Read more

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2026-05-01T23:20:25-04:00

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The Surprising Similarities Between Catholicism and Shi’ism

Last updated on: May 1, 2026 at 11:20 pm By Andrew Chesnut

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When I saw a photo some time ago of a young Shi’a man whose body was completely covered in tattoos I immediately thought of Catholic devotional tattoos. That similarity stayed with me. I recognized in it what is also described in our book Devoti Violenti, and what has intrigued me for years: two religious traditions which, despite their differences, share striking points of contact. Beyond the familiar television images, I first encountered this in a tangible way in Nevşehir, Turkey,... Read more

2026-04-13T10:28:34-04:00

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Blasphemer-in-Chief vs Pope Leo: Trump Blasts the US Pontiff

Last updated on: April 13, 2026 at 10:28 am By Andrew Chesnut

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The unprecedented public clash between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV is not merely another episode of political theater; it is a revealing theological moment that forces a fundamental question about the nature of Christianity itself. When a self-identified Christian political leader openly denounces the Bishop of Rome for articulating core Gospel principles, the issue at stake is not only ideology but discipleship. One might say that this conflict exposes a deep fissure between the performative Christianity of power and... Read more

2026-03-29T14:13:32-04:00

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Warmongers’ Prayers For No Mercy for Iran Fall on Deaf Ears

Last updated on: March 29, 2026 at 2:13 pm By Andrew Chesnut

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On Palm Sunday, Pope Leo XIV did not mince words. As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran entered its second month, he declared that God rejects the prayers of leaders whose “hands are full of blood.” He called the conflict “atrocious,” insisted that Jesus cannot be used to justify war, and reminded the world that Christ is the “King of Peace,” not the patron saint of missiles, bombers, and airstrikes. For a pope known for caution, it was a scathing denunciation.... Read more

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