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Scopes "Monkey Trial" in Tennessee, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution, continues to influence debates on ...
The Catholic religious order to which the Rev. Freddy Washington belongs says the allegations against him are ...
Ahead of the celebration of Independence Day, Edward Furton, publications director for The National Catholic Bioethics Center ...
Let’s not forget that, once upon a time, Catholicism was quite active in those countries. The Church honors “three kings” as ...
Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.
Is it harmless fun, some form of cultural expression, sectarian provocation, or just a case of the Old Testament meets an ...
The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...
While interhuman relationships go back to the early years of civilization, marriage has only become commonplace in the recent annals of history. Evidence suggests that marriage as an institution ...
It unfolds in the work of creation, the whole history of salvation after the fall, and the missions of the Son and the Spirit, which are continued in the mission of the Church. [Cf. AG 2-9.]" 258.
The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the situation this way: "Within the Catholic Church ... Canonical rites, which are of equal dignity, enjoy the same rights, and are under the same obligations.
This week on “The Spiritual Life,” Father James Martin speaks with Stephen Colbert about his experience of being a “fallen ...