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Catholicism
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As Pope Francis Pushes to Help the Poor, Catholic Universities Leave Them Behind
Many Catholic colleges leave low-income students with big debts. And wealthy Catholic schools that provide generous support don’t enroll many poor students.
Pope Francis Should Not Be Canonizing Junipero Serra
The pillager of California's natives has enough memorials already—and his sainthood has no place in the contemporary Catholic Church.
The Continuing Cost of Catholicism’s Sex Abuse Scandals
New research finds church attendance and charitable giving has significantly declined in areas directly impacted by clergy sex scandals.
Nuns Protesting Nukes
Many say getting arrested, and then helping those in prison, is part of the point.
Why Do So Many Young People in Latin America Hook Up in Parks?
South of the border, the combined forces of crowded housing, conservative fathers, and high school politics have produced extreme PDA.
The Difference Between Jewish and Catholic Guilt
Which is scarier: an all-powerful deity or your mom?
The One About the Pope’s Mother
What Pope Francis’ off-the-cuff comments about punching the murdered Charlie Hebdo cartoonists can tell us about the long history of the Catholic Church's relationship with secularism.
Should Doctors at Catholic Hospitals Be Barred From Discussing Abortion With Patients?
The ACLU has filed a complaint in Colorado asserting a doctor was disciplined by a Catholic hospital simply for talking about an abortion.