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Trump refashions the presidential Easter message into an enemies list
(RNS) — Pope Francis, in his final public utterance on Sunday (April 20), used his traditional papal Easter message, “Urbi et Orbi,” to universalize a Christian plea: “May the principle of humanity...
View ArticleThe fundamentalist strain in American Catholicism
(RNS) — Two years ago, Pope Francis denounced what he called “a very strong, organized, reactionary attitude” within the American Catholic church. To his successor, and anyone who wants to understand...
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Criticism of the late pope is par for the course
(RNS) — Last week’s pre-conclave meetings in the Vatican audience hall did not lack for criticism of Pope Francis by cardinals preparing to elect his successor. As reported by America magazine’s...
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What’s in the new pope’s name? A legacy of concern about ‘Americanism.’
(RNS) — Cardinal Robert Prevost’s decision to call himself Pope Leo XIV has been taken as a signal that he will prioritize the social teaching of the previous pope to take the name, who reigned from...
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It’s possible to criticize campus antisemitism and Trumpian overreach. The...
(RNS) — This spring, the American Jewish Committee began speaking with the Association of American Universities and the American Council on Education about developing a common position on both...
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The establishment clause lives to fight another day
(RNS) — There will be no government-established religious charter school in Oklahoma. With Amy Coney Barrett having recused herself for unexplained but surmisable reasons, the remaining Supreme Court...
View ArticleHow not to deal with the assassination in Minnesota
(RNS) — For those with eyes to see and ears to hear, it is evident that Vance Boelter, the alleged killer of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, is a conservative evangelical. He attended...
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The new pope’s going on vacation! A few ideas for his Castel Gandolfo stay
(RNS) — Pope Leo has decided to resume the papal tradition of taking vacations at Castel Gandolfo on the shore of Lake Albano 16 miles southeast of the Vatican. I for one am delighted. I mean, I loved...
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Was it moral to bomb Iran?
(RNS — On Sunday (June 22), the morning after U.S. pilots bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, I received the following from my old friend Guy Stroumsa, Martin Buber professor emeritus of Comparative...
View ArticleA quiz on the Supreme Court’s new religious opt-out standard
(RNS) — Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parents have a right to withdraw their children from public school classes when stories with LGBTQ+ themes are being discussed. Writing for the...
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