Essay: Britain’s changing religious vote – why Catholics are leaving Labour and Conservatives are hoovering up Christian support
STUART FOX and EKATERINA KOLPINSKAYA, authors of ‘Religion and Euroscepticism in Brexit Britain‘, write, in an article first published on The Conversation, writes about how the “religious vote” in the UK is being transformed…
Essay: Faith in numbers – Trump held steady among believers at the ballot – it was the non-religious vote he lost in 2020
In an article first published on The Conversation, RYAN BURGE, assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University in the US, looks at what the numbers from last year’s US election show about religious voters…
Survey: Most Americans know US President Joe Biden is Catholic, far fewer know VP Kamala Harris’ religion
RNS Most Americans know President Joe Biden is Roman Catholic but there are stark differences – especially based on political party – in how they believe he should live out his faith, a new study shows. About six in 10 US adults (58 per cent) recognise Biden is Catholic, including 63 per cent of those who are […]
Essay: Addressed to an incoming US President, the homily given on Inauguration Day
Rev KEVIN O’BRIEN, a Jesuit priest and president of Santa Clara University, in a homily given at the Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle with then President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in attendance, talks about the “noble commission” of the new president…
US President-elect Joe Biden laces Electoral College victory speech with Scripture and Prayer of St Francis
Washington DC, US RNS President-elect Joe Biden marked his Electoral College win with a religious flair, citing Scripture and the Prayer of St Francis during his victory speech. Members of the Electoral College voted in all 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday, formalising Biden’s 306-232 win over incumbent Donald Trump. President-elect Joe […]
Essay: Amy Coney Barrett’s religion is important but irrelevant
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE argues that while US Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholic faith may influence her views of the law, what matters is the decisions she makes not the motivations behind them…
Five faith facts about US Vice President Mike Pence: A ‘born-again, evangelical Catholic’
RNS Vice President Mike Pence has described himself as “a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order“. That has made Pence pretty popular with conservative evangelical Christians – not just as vice president, but also as a US congressman and governor of Indiana before that. Vice President Mike Pence speaking on 24th Apri, 2019. […]
Care for the elderly: How Masue Katayama is changing the nursing care industry in Japan with kindness
MAGDALENA ROJO, writing for Religion News Service, reports on social entrepreneur Masue Katayama’s Catholic-inspired approach to caring for the elderly in Japan…
China and the Vatican: How a deal may protect Chinese Catholics, keep Pope Francis silent
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, looks at the deal, much of the content of which still remains unknown, between the Vatican and China…
Mourners honor Nobel laureate and peace advocate John Hume
London, UK AP Mourners remembered activist John Hume on Wednesday, celebrating the visionary politician who devoted his life to peace and forged the agreement that ended violence in his native Northern Ireland. Only close family, friends and a smattering of politicians mourned the Catholic leader at his funeral at St Eugene’s Cathedral in Londonderry, also […]