/tags/roman-catholic-church Roman Catholic Church en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2023-10-05/pope-francis-lgbtq-same-sex-marriage COMMENTARY Pope Francis has suggested the church can bless same-sex unions — a reconsideration of Catholic teaching that reflects gay marriage's rise in Latin America. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2023-10-05/pope-francis-lgbtq-same-sex-marriage Tim Padgett /latin-america/2023-04-04/a-jailed-bishop-is-gandhi-for-nicaraguans-against-their-dictatorship Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez is the most important democratic resistance symbol left in Nicaragua. Will the Ortega dictatorship expel the Church to block him? Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-04-04/a-jailed-bishop-is-gandhi-for-nicaraguans-against-their-dictatorship Tim Padgett /news/2021-04-29/doctor-of-the-poors-beatification-a-bright-hopeful-moment-amid-venezuelans-despair The Vatican on Friday will beatify Dr. JosĂ© Gregorio Hernández, whose work for the needy is an inspiration to fellow Venezuelans during their humanitarian crisis. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:13:56 GMT /news/2021-04-29/doctor-of-the-poors-beatification-a-bright-hopeful-moment-amid-venezuelans-despair Tim Padgett /news/2020-04-08/covid-christianity-this-is-semana-sana-except-where-religious-recklessness-rules COMMENTARY On the opening page of his guerrilla memoir "Fire from the Mountain," Nicaraguan revolutionary Omar Cabezas calls his birthplace "a ghost town”… Wed, 08 Apr 2020 23:33:38 GMT /news/2020-04-08/covid-christianity-this-is-semana-sana-except-where-religious-recklessness-rules Tim Padgett /2020-01-13/in-new-book-retired-pope-benedict-breaks-silence-to-speak-out-on-priestly-celibacy The surprise move is seen as a rebuke to Pope Francis, who is weighing whether to allow older, married men to be ordained in some South American countries, where a shortage of priests is acute. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:43:00 GMT /2020-01-13/in-new-book-retired-pope-benedict-breaks-silence-to-speak-out-on-priestly-celibacy Scott Neuman /news/2019-11-27/u-s-catholic-churchs-latino-survival-strategy-takes-big-sex-abuse-hit-in-latin-america COMMENTARYEven by the satanic standards of all the clerical sexual abuse cases the world has learned of, this one is especially evil.On Monday, two Roman… Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:37:43 GMT /news/2019-11-27/u-s-catholic-churchs-latino-survival-strategy-takes-big-sex-abuse-hit-in-latin-america Tim Padgett /2018-07-28/cardinal-theodore-mccarrick-resigns-amid-sexual-abuse-allegations McCarrick was a globe-trotting Washington power broker and one of the Vatican's highest officials. He faces multiple allegations of sexual abuse, misconduct and harassment. Sat, 28 Jul 2018 16:03:00 GMT /2018-07-28/cardinal-theodore-mccarrick-resigns-amid-sexual-abuse-allegations Shannon Van Sant /news/2016-06-15/after-orlando-is-religious-solidarity-with-gays-also-hypocrisy Pope Francis and Imam Syed Rahman share a problem. They want to have it both ways when it comes to LGBT people.The Pope tells us to love gays and… Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:05:12 GMT /news/2016-06-15/after-orlando-is-religious-solidarity-with-gays-also-hypocrisy Tim Padgett /news/2016-04-26/vatican-picks-new-havana-archbishop-less-focus-on-politics-more-on-poverty As of today, Cuba’s Roman Catholic Church has a new leader – a changing of the clerical guard that matters more on the communist island than it did in… Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:51:11 GMT /news/2016-04-26/vatican-picks-new-havana-archbishop-less-focus-on-politics-more-on-poverty Tim Padgett /news/2015-10-22/at-family-synod-catholic-church-should-listen-to-the-beliefs-of-catholic-families COMMENTARYWhen the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed gay marriage last summer, Miami’s Roman Catholic archbishop, Thomas Wenski, compared the ruling to the Dred… Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:39:18 GMT /news/2015-10-22/at-family-synod-catholic-church-should-listen-to-the-beliefs-of-catholic-families Tim Padgett