US: The strange world of Catholic “integralism” – and Christian nationalism
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on Catholic support for Christian nationalism and related ideas in the US…
Baltimore to pay $US275,000 in legal fees after trying to block far-right Catholic group’s 2021 rally
United States AP The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay $US275,000 toward the legal fees of a far-right Catholic media group to settle a lawsuit over the city’s unsuccessful attempt to block a rally in 2021. The agreement with St Michael’s Media, the parent firm of the Church Militant website, comes even as the […]
Catholic news site Church Militant agrees to pay $US500,000 in defamation case and is expected to close
United States AP A far-right, unofficial Catholic media website has agreed to pay $US500,000 to a New Hampshire priest who sued for defamation over a 2019 article that it now disavows. The website also is planning to shut down soon, the priest’s attorney says. The apology by Church Militant came after the organisation agreed last […]
Reaching out: Documentary follows Rev James Martin ‘Building a Bridge’ to LGBTQ Catholics
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on a new documentary featuring Catholic priest James Martin’s ministry to LGBTQ Catholics…
Black Jesus version of Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’ divides Catholics on race and politics
Vatican City RNS An interpretation of Michelangelo’s iconic ‘Pietà’ featuring a Black Jesus has unexpectedly caused a debate about Black Lives Matter, the sanctity of art and the evangelisation of Africa after the Pontifical Academy of Life, an official Vatican thinktank, tweeted out a photo of the reimagined statue on 12th September. The tweet, posted […]
Head of US Federal Election Commission calls separation of church and state a “fallacy” and 2020 election a “spiritual war”
Washington DC, US RNS The head of the Federal Election Commission chastised Catholic bishops during a pair of interviews this week, accusing church hierarchy of “hiding behind” their non-profit status and declaring that this year’s US election amounts to a “spiritual war” that threatens the country’s “Christian moral principles”. FEC Chairman James E “Trey” Trainor […]