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October 2018

October 23, 2018

The Exorcist vs Witches – Battling for the Soul of Justice Brett Kavanaugh

By guest contributor David Metcalfe* “And therefore, tremble in fear, now, Satan…you corrupter of justice!...

October 13, 2018

Deciphering the Narcotheology of the Knights Templar Mexican Narcocult

Authored by guest contributor Dr. Kate Kingsbury* - please note this piece is an abbreviated...

September 2018

September 29, 2018

Is Brazil Still Catholic? Andrew Chesnut Discusses the Brazilian Religious Landscape on NPR’s Interfaith Voices

I began my academic career as a specialist in religion in Brazil and authored the...

September 23, 2018

Catholic Church Picks a Bone with Cameroon Skull Cult

Authored by guest contributor Dr. Kate Kingsbury* The Bamiléké of Cameroon have long believed that...

September 16, 2018

Pope Francis and the Sexual Abuse Crisis – An Interview with Andrew Chesnut on Canadian Radio

Arlene Bynon (AB): Andrew Chesnut is joining us, the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Chair in...

September 06, 2018

An Analytical Snapshot of American Catholics

Pew Research Center, for which I have served as an academic consultant, has published seven...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

Why is Exorcism All the Rage Across the Globe?

Authored by guest contributor Dr. Kate Kingsbury* Early Christianity featured exorcism at its fulcrum....

August 15, 2018

Feasting with the Skeleton Saints of Roggenburg

As a specialist in lived religion much of my memento mori research in Europe this...

August 06, 2018

Pope Francis’ Absolute Ban on the Death Penalty Aimed at U.S.

In a major shift on Church teaching, Pope Francis has declared capital punishment unacceptable in...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Dancing with Death – The Last Danse Macabre in a French Church

Macabre isn’t usually one of the adjectives used to describe contemporary dance in its myriad...

July 24, 2018

The Virgin of Guadalupe – Queen of Mexico and Empress of the Americas

The Virgin of Guadalupe (official title: Our Lady of Guadalupe; in Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe)...

July 14, 2018

From Anonymous Bones to Memorial Skulls at an Austrian Ossuary – A Photo-Essay from Hallstatt

Death as the ultimate equalizer is one of the compelling themes at the ossuaries of...

July 08, 2018

St. Notburga – The Skeleton Saint of Social Justice

I did a double-take upon spying a sharply dressed female skeleton raising a shiny sickle...

June 2018

June 28, 2018

Mexican Presidential Candidate AMLO Campaigns with Virgin of Guadalupe

The man who will very likely be elected the next president of Mexico in Sunday’s...

June 01, 2018

Is Western Europe Still Christian?

By Dr. Jakob Egeris Thorsen* The Pew Forum has published a report focusing on the...

May 2018

May 29, 2018

The Kiss of Death – Eros and Thanatos in a Barcelona Cemetery

This piece was supposed to be about the Virgin of Montserrat, the Black Matroness of...

May 17, 2018

From Kitchen Saint to Skeleton Saint Rey Pascual – The Bizarre Case of Pascual Bailon

Co-authored by Dr. Andrew Chesnut and Dr. Kate Kingsbury* Guatemalan folk saint Rey Pascual’s foundation...

May 09, 2018

Our Lady of the Bullet as Flak Jacket for Femicide

Surpassed only by Syria in the number of violent deaths in the past decade, Mexico...

May 01, 2018

Latin American Millennials Question Pope Francis’s Handling of Sexual Abuse Cases

Co-authored by Dr. Kate Kingsbury* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut Recent figures reveal that the Catholic...

April 2018

April 27, 2018

Pope Francis Endorses Exorcism as Tool for Combating the Devil

Co-authored by Dr. Kate Kingsbury* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut For those of us who've been...

April 12, 2018

Is There a “Francis Effect” in the United States?

A new poll by Gallup reveals that it is not only the pope's native Latin...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Holy Week with Brother Francis and Sister Death at the Shrine of the Black Christ of Esquipulas

During the 19th century in the mountain towns of New Mexico and southern Colorado, Mexican-American...

March 23, 2018

Is There a “Francis Effect” in the Pope’s Own Latin America?

One of the main reasons for which a Latin American was elected the first pope...

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