Mark Pattison
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The Top 10 Christmas hymns played in churches
Results of a poll of 9,000 Christian churches last December were released this Dec. 1. What Christmas carols made the Top 10? → Read More
Christianity will lose majority status in the U.S. by 2070 if past trends continue
If trends of the past 30 years continue for the next 50, Christianity will lose its majority status in the United States by 2070, according to a new demographic study by the Pew Research Center. → Read More
U.S. bishops praise Congressional bills to help women and families in Labor Day statement
This year’s annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. bishops touts two bills awaiting action in Congress as being helpful to children, women and families: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and an expansion of the federal child tax credit. → Read More
‘An honored friend, a true American, a global citizen:’ Remembering Drew Christiansen, S.J.
Present and past colleagues of Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen paid tribute to the Middle East and foreign policy scholar and former editor of ‘America’ who died April 6. → Read More
Tom Quigley, longtime foreign policy adviser to U.S. bishops, dies at 91
Thomas J. Quigley, who worked for 45 years in service to the U.S. bishops, mostly in the realm of foreign policy, died Dec. 11 at age 91. → Read More
Bishop Braxton: The Catholic Church ‘was largely on the wrong side of history’ on racism
The racial divide in American society and within the Catholic Church is one that needs to be bridged so that healing and progress can take place, said retired Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Illinois. → Read More
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, dies at 72
‘I believe the Catholic Church—my church—ought to be a leader in human rights, which include workers' rights,’ Trumka told CNS in 2010. → Read More
Survey: Catholic homilies mention politics and racism less than Protestant ones
As the election, the pandemic and racism made headlines across the U.S. last year, priests’ homilies did not mention these events nearly as much as did sermons by Protestant preachers. → Read More
Black Catholic nun: ‘The right to vote is a right-to-life issue.’
Protection of voting rights is a moral issue, according to Sister Anita Baird, who was on a panel discussion during a June 21 online forum on voting rights sponsored by Georgetown University. → Read More
Bishop Rhoades: Norms for denying Communion were never intent of potential document on Eucharist
Creating national norms was never the intent behind a proposal to write a new statement on the Eucharist, said Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine. → Read More
Bishop Robert Barron discusses evangelization, social media and the meaning of synodality
During his keynote address at the Catholic Media Conference on June 10th, Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles said the role of Catholic media is to prioritize the proclamation of the word of God. → Read More
Report: There are 19,000 deacons in the U.S., but that number is dropping.
The number is dropping, mirroring trends seen in religious life and the priesthood for the past half-century. → Read More
Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson begin filming movie about boxer-turned-priest
Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson star in the project, Wahlberg as the priest and Gibson as his father. → Read More
Pew releases new report on ‘Faith among Black Americans,’ first study of its kind in more than a generation
Of Blacks attending a Catholic church, 41% said they had heard a homily on racism; 39% said they had heard a sermon on abortion. → Read More
Head of U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee criticizes Joe Biden’s stance on abortion during vigil Mass
"The people of the United States have entrusted enormous power and responsibility to President Biden. However, the presidency does not empower him to define Catholic doctrine and moral teaching," said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas. → Read More
Arnold Schwarzenegger cites Catholic upbringing in viral message on American democracy
“I grew up Catholic, I went to church. went to Catholic school, I learned the Bible and my catechisms. And from those days I remember a phrase that is relevant today: a servant’s heart.” → Read More
Religious leaders: Reject the attempt to overturn election results for Trump
Dozens of Catholics were among more than 2,000 religious and community leaders who urged Congress to reject any effort to overturn the results of November’s presidential election. → Read More
Fired EWTN host Gloria Purvis: ‘I will never, ever, ever have regrets’ for talking about racial injustice
Gloria Purvis, whose radio show “Morning Glory” was canceled on Dec. 30, said she has no regrets about using the show to discuss racial matters following the police killing of George Floyd. → Read More
Church reform meets resistance in some circles, Georgetown forum told
At a Georgetown forum on church reform, panelists discuss the resistance among some in the Catholic Church to Pope Francis' proposals. → Read More
How are politicians campaigning during a pandemic?
Traditional ways of campaigning are upended in a pandemic, so candidates have to find other ways to reach out to prospective voters. → Read More