Catholics

Farewell, sweet pope-free days!

The party's over. That cloud of white smoke announces that the Vatican has chosen our new leader

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 6:53 PM UTC 13
Life Catholicism, Pope Benedict XVI

54 percent of Catholic voters say they support gay marriage

Jillian Rayfield Friday, Mar 8, 2013 2:32 PM UTC 10
Politics Gay marraige, Catholics

Catholic leaders in the U.S. and U.K. may keep on speaking out against gay marriage. But they can't fight progress

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 9:05 PM UTC 82
Life LGBT, Catholicism, Catholics

There are as many nonreligious Americans as evangelicals -- so why does no one take this voting bloc seriously?

Adam Lee, Alternet Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 3:34 PM UTC 12
Politics AlterNet, Atheism, Evangelicals

A Galway hospital is under investigation for refusing to offer necessary treatment to a woman having a miscarriage

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 4:38 PM UTC 114
Life Pro-lifers, Enda Kenny, Catholics

A religious scholar explains what drives the nation's largest -- and most complicated -- swing-voting bloc

Ben Feuerherd Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 6:30 PM UTC
Politics Catholic voters, 2012 Elections

By pandering to the religious, Democrats and women's groups have lost ground to the theocrats

Sarah Posner Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 10:15 PM UTC 76
Politics Reproductive Rights, Religion

Catholics who ignore the church's teaching on contraception shouldn't expect Obama to follow it

Joan Walsh Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 8:52 PM UTC 147
News Birth Control, Catholics

A "pro-choice" administration might expand a religious exemption on birth-control coverage. Here's what's at stake

Irin Carmon Monday, Nov 21, 2011 10:59 PM UTC 21
Life Birth Control, Catholics