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News Articles: Catholics

Alice Kitchen, 81, canvasses for signatures at a Costco parking lot in Kansas City, Mo. She and other abortion rights advocates are trying to collect 172,000 valid signatures by May 5 to ensure a statewide ballot measure in November on whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri's constitution.

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  • National

For many Missouri Catholics, abortion rights means choosing between faith, politics

The state is shaping up to be big battleground over abortion rights in November. Research shows a majority of U.S. Catholics supports abortion rights — even though church leadership does not.

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Pope Francis remains popular among U.S. Catholics, with 75% having favorable views of him, according to a Pew Research report. But many self-identified Catholics disagree with various teachings of their church.

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  • Religion

6 in 10 U.S. Catholics are in favor of abortion rights, Pew Research report finds

Although the Catholic Church officially opposes abortion, the report says there's far greater diversity of opinion among laity in the U.S.

April 12, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
The Catholic Church officially opposes in vitro fertilization, yet many Catholics don't view IVF as morally wrong.

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  • Religion

Despite church prohibitions, Catholics still choose IVF to have children

Religions hold a variety of views toward IVF. Catholicism has one of the strongest negative judgments against the practice. Yet many in the church still use the procedure in order to have children.

March 22, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
A priest holds a Holy Communion wafer in Washington, D.C.

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  • Religion

Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops About Denying Communion To Supporters Of Abortion Rights

The possible plan could affect President Biden, among other Catholic political figures. The Vatican is calling for U.S. bishops to reach a consensus and says any such move could sow division.

May 11, 2021
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  • Sylvia Poggioli
Patrick O'Neill, 64, is a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares. He reports to prison in January for a 14-month sentence.

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  • Law

Longtime Anti-Nuclear Activists Face Prison, Again, After Breaking Into Naval Base

In the midst of a pandemic that's wreaking havoc on prisons and disproportionately affects older people, activists known as the Kings Bay Plowshares have been sentenced to up to 33 months in prison.

December 28, 2020
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  • Emma Peaslee
The Justice Department plans to execute five people in the coming weeks. The planned executions pose a challenge to Attorney General Bill Barr's adherence to Catholic teachings, which oppose the death penalty.

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  • Religion

Federal Executions Pit The Trump Administration Against The Catholic Church

Opposition to the death penalty is "a teaching that deserves our respect," says Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley. "I don't think it can be simply disregarded."

December 10, 2020
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  • Tom Gjelten
In this 2019 file photo, Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory poses for a portrait following mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington. Pope Francis has named Gregory among 13 new cardinals.

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  • Religion

Pope Francis Names America's 1st Black Cardinal

Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is among 13 church leaders who will be elevated to cardinal at a ceremony at the Vatican next month.

October 26, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

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  • National

Needing The Support Of Catholic Women, Democrats Are Careful With Amy Coney Barrett

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have looked for ways to challenge Barrett's conservative views without alienating her Catholic supporters.

October 16, 2020
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  • Tom Gjelten
The U.S. flag and flag of Vatican City are hung on the outside of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference building in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 26, 2019. Catholics outnumber Evangelicals in Pennsylvania by a 2-to-1 margin.

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  • Religion

In Pennsylvania, Catholic Voters Are Targeted By Both Sides

A common Catholic "sensibility" is at work among both pro-Trump and pro-Biden Catholic voters, with an emphasis on the dignity of the human person.

October 06, 2020
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  • Tom Gjelten
Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after President Donald Trump announced her as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House on Sept. 26.

Amy Coney Barrett's Catholicism Is Controversial But May Not Be Confirmation Issue

Democrats are unhappy over Barrett's nomination and object to her conservative legal views, but they are unlikely to question her Catholic beliefs.

September 29, 2020
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  • Tom Gjelten

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