David Gibson
Are Americans in Rome behind crackdown on nuns?
When the Vatican announced a doctrinal crackdown on the leadership organization representing most of the 57,000 nuns in the U.S., the sisters said they were “stunned” by the move....
Paul Ryan's not-very-Catholic Catholic budget
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) Give Congressman Paul Ryan credit for persistence....
Is Benedict returning to role as enforcer?
As Pope Benedict XVI marked his seventh anniversary as pope last month, many Catholics were wondering if the pontiff is finally becoming the doctrinal enforcer that some feared—and others hoped—he ...
Romney camp looks to rally Christian conservatives
Even before Rick Santorum announced April 10 that he was dropping his presidential bid, Mark DeMoss was fielding calls from religious conservatives who s...
Praying for God to hurt someone is not illegal, judge rules
Is it OK to ask God to do harm to another person?...
Land says Obama used Martin case for politics
A top Southern Baptist official has accused President Obama and black civil rights activists of using the Trayvon Martin shooting to foment racial strife...
Under pressure, college cancels speech by Ted Kennedy’s widow
A small Catholic college in Massachusetts has been pressured by the local bishop into canceling an invitation to Senator Ted Kennedy’s widow to deliver t...
New Obama proposal gives religious groups more say in birth control mandate
The Obama administration is offering to expand the number of
faith-based groups that can be exempt from the controversial
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Bishops 'dubious' on White House contraception compromise
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) The nation's Catholic bishops have again voiced doubts about the
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Evangelicals voting in record numbers in GOP primaries
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) Making up half of Republican primary voters, evangelicals appear to
be turning out to support Rick Santorum's resurgent campaign in record
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Santorum shows the Religious Right isn't dead yet
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) Does Rick Santorum's Southern surge also herald the return of the
Religious Right?
Bishop hopes to restart White House contraception talks
c. 2012 Religion News Service
Bridgeport, Conn. (RNS) The Catholic bishop leading the push against the White
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Re-branding a religion is hard to do, and not always successful
c. 2012 Religion News Service
NEW YORK (RNS) Did leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention hurt their
missionary cause by opting not to change the denomination's name to
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Bishops' contraception objections fail their church's own moral reasoning
c. 2012 Religion News Service
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