The Vatican and the GOP: What Republican Casuistry Says About Pope Francis
Compassion has often counted as a "maverick" quality in the Holy See. Now Republicans are calling it political.
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The Majority of Catholic Republicans Believe in Climate Change
The Pope's recent encyclical will fall on receptive ears.
Guess What? Traditional Marriage Doesn't Exist
Worried about the government accepting gay marriages? It only pretty recently started accepting straight ones.
Was Retiring Pope Benedict a Liberal?
Pope Benedict XVI was typecast in American eyes as 'God's Rottweiler,' an unyielding champion of the Catholic Church's conservative side. But the real Benedict had more dimensions, some of them at odds with with his North American stereotype.
Passing the Plate and the Peter-Paul Problem
Data from one Catholic parish suggest donations to the general operating funds dip on Sundays when a second collection is held.
The Cash Benefits of a Catholic Education
Better teachers in Catholic high schools and more semesters of math and language boost student earnings later in life, a study shows.
Eastern Europe's View of Holocaust Downplays Jewish Roots
East and West remember World War II in different ways.