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Jury awards $16M in abuse case against Oakland diocese (KNTV-TV)
A California jury found the Diocese of Oakland liable for abuse committed by a former priest in the 1970s and awarded $16 million to one of his victims. The former …
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Appeals court upholds posting of Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms (Religion Clause)
In a 9-8 decision, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classroooms. …
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Behind the Myth of the Noble Savage Is Unfathomable Darkness
Few historical myths are more pernicious and popular than that of the “Noble Savage.” Concocted by French philosophers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the late 18th century, the Noble Savage was …
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Vatican diplomat calls for use of ‘cutting-edge technologies’ to ensure sustainable access to food (Vatican News (Italian))
Addressing an Asia-Pacific regional conference of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a Vatican diplomat said that “a paradigm shift based on the inalienable human dignity conferred by God …
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Study analyzes prevalence of ‘former Catholics’ in 24 countries (Pew Research Center)
The Pew Research Center published a study analyzing the prevalence of self-described former Catholics in 24 countries. Former Catholics are rare in Poland: 96% of Poles say they were raised …
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Peoria diocese announces pilgrimage events for Sheen beatification (OSV News)
The Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, announced a series of pilgrimage events leading up to the beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979). The events will begin in Peoria, Archbishop Sheen’s home …
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Interfaith educator visits 185 Chicago worship sites, sets Guinness World Record
“Humans are really good at creating sacred places for themselves,” Vicki Garlock said. “And they do it in all sorts of different ways.”
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DEI office change at Rhode Island’s Catholic Providence College draws criticism
Dominican-run Providence College in Rhode Island joins a growing number of Catholic colleges and universities that have reorganized diversity, equity and inclusion offices under the umbrella of mission and ministry.
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The algorithm of conversion: A skeptic’s response to the Easter sacramental surge
Stephanie Peddicord asks: If the pews are full, but the communicants themselves are espousing values antithetical to Catholic teaching, have we actually succeeded?
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Your letters: Trump and Leo, church decline and bishops in politics
Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about President Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV, the unlikeliness of a Catholic revival and the role of bishops in …