The US Church’s new normal: Drive-through Confession is just the start
March 26, 2020
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By the end of last week, every diocese in the United States had cancelled public liturgies in response to the
What’s the best way to help America’s newly unemployed?
March 26, 2020
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As we went to press, details of the coronavirus stimulus package had not yet been hammered out, though the House
The US is going to need stricter measures against coronavirus
March 19, 2020
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The first message from the mainstream media about the coronavirus was to compare it to the flu. The second was
How the US authorities can protect the vulnerable
March 19, 2020
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With the coronavirus pandemic gaining speed in the United States, especially on the West Coast, the crisis raises questions about
Supreme Court faces a moment of truth on abortion
March 12, 2020
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Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in June Medical Services v Russo, which tests a Louisiana law that
The wage hike that led to a baby boom
March 12, 2020
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Dan Price, the CEO of an online payments company who vowed to pay all his workers a wage of $70,000
What a Bible Belt ‘miracle’ tells us about Trump-era Evangelicalism
March 5, 2020
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The self-appointed religious leader really captures something close to the American spirit. Examples of the type can be seen across
The unlikely pro-polygamy coalition
February 27, 2020
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Utah’s state Senate (pictured) voted unanimously to decriminalise polygamy last week. The bill, which passed the Republican-controlled Senate with a
The political battle over gender transitions for children is just getting started
February 13, 2020
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With states across the country introducing bills to ban gender transitions for children, the issue of transgenderism, or as Church
Is it truly ecumenical to host a female bishop’s ordination?
January 23, 2020
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After a backlash from Catholic laity, the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia has withdrawn its plan to consecrate its next
2019 was dominated by scandal – but there were glimmers of light
December 19, 2019
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This has been a tough year for the US Church. The abuse crisis has once again dominated the headlines. The
Is Fulton Sheen’s beatification a lost cause?
December 12, 2019
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The Cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, one of the most prominent figures in 20th-century American religious life, has been put