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Vatican II: Gone but not forgotten Progressive nuns and other concerned Roman...
Fifty years ago this month, the Roman Catholic Church embarked on a period of soul-searching that reverberated far beyond St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Pope John XXIII called Catholic bishops across...
View ArticleNuns on the Bus Meet Tea Party Protests in Ohio
FPL provided media support for the Ohio “Nuns on the Bus” tour. (RNS) The “Nuns on the Bus” have been a consistently popular and effective faith-based tool for religious progressives this campaign...
View Article2012 Election Analysis
Analysis of religious voters in last night’s elections presents a complex picture of the role of faith in politics in 2012. Below are key findings from national exit polls and exit polls in key states,...
View ArticleCommon ground for bishops, Obama: Catholic leaders who opposed his election...
More than a few Catholic bishops spent this election feverishly warning their flock that voting for Barack Obama put their souls at risk and posed a grave threat to religious liberty. Now that the...
View ArticlePope Benedict XVI, Scourge of “Unregulated Capitalism”
If many progressives are disappointed that President Obama and most political leaders have not done more to reign in the corruption and greed of Wall Street titans who sparked a global financial...
View ArticleEvangelical and Catholic Leaders: Calling for Action on Gun control
In the wake of a national tragedy, religious leaders want for more gun regulation. As the Obama administration prepares for a showdown with the NRA and the gun lobby, a broad range of faith leaders...
View ArticleFaith Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Create Roadmap to Citizenship for 11 Million...
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami joined the calls of fellow U.S. Catholic Bishops last week with this op-ed urging lawmakers to pass legislation that will create a road map to citizenship for 11...
View ArticleObama Administration Offers Religious Employers Broader Exemption on...
The announcement today from the Obama administration that it is granting a more robust accommodation for religious institutions who object to providing contraception coverage is a sensible move. The...
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Next Pope has Opportunity to Make Dialogue Sign of “Healthy, Flourishing Faith”
John Gehring, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life, argued in yesterday’s USA Today that while the next pope may not radically change the Catholic Church, he will have an opportunity to...
View ArticleInterview with John Gehring on the Election of Pope Francis
Watch John Gehring, Senior Writer & Catholic Program Director at Faith in Public Life, on Current TV’s The War Room as he discusses the groundbreaking election of Pope Francis:
View ArticleTalk of budget cuts turns nuns into warriors
FPL provided media support for the Ohio “Nuns on the Bus” tour. After meeting Sister Simone Campbell, the phrase “radical feminist” isn’t the first to come to mind to describe her. The 66-year-old...
View Article93 Catholic University Presidents to House: Pass a Path to Citizenship
Prominent Catholic university presidents urged Catholics in the House of Representatives today to stop delaying and pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. The high-profile...
View ArticleMiscarriage of justice in Florida
It’s outrageous and heartbreaking that George Zimmerman was not held accountable for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin at point-blank range. This injustice affected Americans so deeply because it...
View ArticleCatholic leaders condemn Steve King’s hateful rhetoric
Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a Catholic, revealed the ignorance and prejudice behind his anti-immigrant policy stances (again) last week, saying about DREAMers, “For every one who’s a valedictorian, there’s...
View ArticleNo rest during recess
Last Saturday, my friend Troy Jackson of Ohio Prophetic Voices and fellow Ohio clergy led a 500-person march to House Speaker John Boehner’s office in Springfield, Ohio, to call on the Speaker to pass...
View ArticleCatholic Bishop Chides ‘Pro-Life’ Groups: “Merely Anti-Abortion”
Catholic progressives are used to feeling the heat from some bishops who give the impression that abortion is the only life issue. It’s not every day that you hear a Catholic bishop directly challenge...
View ArticleCatholic Colleges and Universities Announce National Advocacy Campaign for...
(Washington, DC) – In a sign that momentum for immigration reform continues to grow, 25 Catholic colleges released details today of a joint national advocacy effort in support of comprehensive reform...
View ArticlePope Francis: “I’ve Never Been a Right-Winger”
In a lengthy, freewheeling interview released today, Pope Francis again shows that he wants to chart a bold new course for the massive ocean liner that is the global Catholic Church. The headline...
View ArticleCatholic Leaders Urge Bishops to Strengthen Anti-Poverty Campaign, Resist...
Washington, DC — More than 50 prominent Catholic leaders – including former ambassadors to the Vatican, retired bishops and past executive directors of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ national...
View ArticlePope Francis: Preach Gospel with Joy, Challenge the “Tyranny” of Trickle-Down...
Ever since his election just eight months ago, Pope Francis has brought a season of renewal and hope to the Catholic Church with his emphasis on personal humility, engagement with the broader culture...
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