Mandatory appeal in Louisiana case involving reporting sexual abuse A Louisiana law that requires clergy to report allegations of wrongdoing, even if learned during sacramental confession, is unconstitutional, a state judge ruled Friday. The case involves Rebecca Mayeaux, a 22-year-old woman who says she was
Al Kresta, the CEO of Ave Maria Radio and host of the syndicated Kresta in the Afternoon radio show, is urging Catholic priests and bishops to teach Catholic doctrine with courage, clarity, and kindness, despite hostility of the popular culture. “Expect people to misunderstand you. Be as kind as
Dozens of buses filled with March For Life participants were stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike during the brutal snowstorm on Saturday — but it’s what passengers did next that’s capturing quite a bit of attention. Catholic students from Omaha, Nebraska, and Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, reportedly suggested that everyone
GOP candidates are forever being tripped up by the “Gotcha!” questions on the same topics, despite knowing they’re coming. While Democrats are rarely, if ever, asked about religion, Republicans know that they’ll be accused of not-so-secretly desiring the establishment of a theocracy in America if
Three years after founding the Brazilian feminist group Femen Now, Sara Fernanda Giromin, better known by her alias, “Sara Winter,” has declared war on feminism and abortion. Giromin, who was formerly known for holding topless marches, largely attributes her radical shift to the birth of
Since the release of a Pew Research Center report last spring on the “Changing Religious Landscape,” media outlets have suggested that the declines in Church affiliation indicate that the United States is becoming a nation that has given up on God. NPR claims that Americans—especially young Americans—have lost their faith.
When it comes to the fine print in polling about politics and religion, journalists are always looking for sources who have the ability to connect the dots and then explain the connections in language that can be understood by news consumers (and news editors, too).
It has all the makings of a great story: A praying football coach, God, angry school officials and a group of Satanists. This latest prayers-on-school-property drama takes place across Puget Sound from Seattle in Bremerton, a city of about 40,000 known for its shipyard and
Let’s face it: The 2015 Synod on the Family is a mess. I was one who gave Pope Francis the benefit of the doubt. I now have my doubts about him. And I have no doubt at all that some of the men surrounding him
Dawkins said: “The Bible itself is as toxic as the Quran but most Christians are not taught to believe it literally. Most Christians are taught to believe it metaphorically or allegorically.” He thus seems to be assuming that both contain passages mandating warfare against unbelievers,
Praying the Rosary
Familiarize yourself with the prayers of the rosary.
