The results of a new Pew Research Center poll point to a subtle but discernible shift in how Americans view the intersection of politics and religion. Take a look: Some Americans are having a change of heart about mixing religion and politics. A new survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches…

The bishop overseeing America’s smallest state is making some big news this morning. This crackled over the wire a short time ago: Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop is calling on U.S. authorities to halt mass immigration raids and says agents who refuse to participate in such raids on moral grounds deserve to be treated as…

Should a theologian who has publicly stated her support for abortion rights be allowed to teach at a Catholic college? That’s not a trick question. It’s at the center of a debate now swirling in California. From the San Diego Union-Tribune: A University of San Diego decision rescinding a prestigious position to a Catholic feminist…

The priest who took part in a women’s ordination ceremony has met with his superiors. And this afternoon, the National Catholic Reporter filed this summary: Maryknoll Fr. Roy Bourgeois, who concelebrated a Mass at a women’s ordination ceremony earlier this month, has met with leaders of his order religious order, calling the meeting “productive.” Bourgeois…

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