Twenty years ago, Andrew Bauman was part of the problem.
It’s Time for a New Era of Christian Civility
Over the past few years, our society has continued its trend toward increased political polarization, as the share of people swinging to the far left and right increases. In fact, a recent poll shows that nearly half of US voters believe those in the opposing…
Tool of faith or digital distraction? Catholic Church offers indulgences to faithful who fast from social media
The year 2025 is a Year of Jubilee: an event held every quarter-century that calls Catholics around the world to embark on a holy journey of faith and repentance.
For many Israelis, prospect of hostage release is tempered by concerns about freeing terrorists
Oct. 18, 2011, was a landmark day in Israeli history. Five years after he was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released from captivity in Gaza and photographed in uniform saluting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what…
Idaho Legislature Memo Opposing Marriage Equality Signals a New Collaboration to Undermine Norms of Democracy
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025—just its second day of the session—the Idaho legislature sent a joint House and Senate petition to the United States Supreme Court outlining their collective rejection of its Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which required all states to grant…
Speaker Johnson cites Genesis after House passes bill banning trans people from women’s sports
Speaker Mike Johnson celebrated the House passage of a bill banning transgender students from girls’ sports on Tuesday (Jan. 14) by linking opposition to transgender rights with a passage from the biblical book of Genesis.
Review: American Christianity Today
The debate rages, especially in light of the ascendancy of a virulent form of Christian Nationalism, about whether the United States is a Christian nation. The answer to that question depends on how we define our terms. Constitutionally, the United…
Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth
An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since, in his autobiography being released Tuesday that also doubles down on some of his…
The Catholic Church Must Challenge Trump on Deportations
Among Donald Trump’s most alarming, repeated and ambitious commitments as a candidate was to arrest and deport up to 12 million undocumented immigrants. Many are Mexican and have been in the United States for more than 10 years.
Kamala Harris memes questioning her cultural background highlight Americans’ contradictions with race
Even after Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election, Americans continue to argue about her race.
They love Donald Trump — and hate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal he demanded
One American president, said Yuval Malka, presented a “window of opportunity” for Israel to have free rein across the Middle East. But the other, he cautioned, was fickle, appearing to love Israel but liable to leave it in the lurch…
More than $5 billion spent on Catholic sexual abuse allegations, new report finds
Over two decades, Catholic dioceses, eparchies and men’s religious communities spent more than $5 billion on allegations of sexual abuse of minors, according to a new report released Wednesday (Jan. 15) by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate…