SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
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Christians and Muslims again top list of faiths facing hostility worldwide
November 11, 2020
Christians top the list for countries where they face either governmental or social hostility, according to a new report issued Nov. 10 by the Pew Research Center. Christians have topped the list each year since Pew started collecting data in 2007. The number of countries where Christians face some form of hostility rose from 143
Peterson’s loss shrinks number of pro-life Democrats in US House
November 06, 2020
The Election Day defeat of Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minnesota, will shrink the number of pro-life Democrats in the House of Representatives by two when the 117th Congress is seated in January. Another pro-life Democrat, Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Illinois, lost to a primary challenger earlier this year. “It’s just tragic. I think his race and Dan
Famed Italian tenor sings two songs in new ‘Fatima’ movie
August 28, 2020
'As a Christian, I joyfully agreed to provide my contribution to develop such a moving and crucial story for the big screen,' Andrea Bocelli said
Few sermons in US mention abortion, study finds
April 30, 2020
The percentage of sermons about abortion is in the single digits, according to a Pew Research Center study.
Dorothy Day sainthood Cause picking up steam in US
April 29, 2020
The sainthood Cause for Dorothy Day believes it could have all of the documentation prepared next year to send to the Vatican
Pope’s favorability ratings move up from their 2018 low
April 03, 2020
Pope Francis' favorability ratings among Americans of virtually all stripes are up from their low in 2018, according to a Pew report
US Bishops call for St Irenaeus to be declared doctor of the church
November 13, 2019
The US bishops added their assent to a call to have St Irenaeus declared a doctor of the church. The action came on November 12, the second day of their general meeting in Baltimore. “This is perhaps a way to correct an oversight of history,” said Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana,
Ethicist: Gene-editing human embryos ‘a train wreck of a thing to do’
December 04, 2018
A Chinese researcher claims to have edited the genes of a human embryo and implanted it into a woman
US bishop calls for McCarrick to be laicized
July 31, 2018
Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas called for his 'prompt reduction' to the laity
More Americans than ever think pornography is morally acceptable
June 07, 2018
The majority of Americans aged 18-34, and men in general, find it acceptable
How the director of ‘The Exorcist’ discovered the reality of demonic possession
April 19, 2018
William Friedkin filmed a real-life exorcism in 2016
Study: Politically conservative Catholics less content with Francis’s papacy
March 07, 2018
Researchers said this is the first papacy where political polarisation stands out
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