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Worldcrunch » catholic church

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The Next Popeconclave

Dreaming Of A Woman Pope: What Keeps The Church Stuck So Far Behind

by Viola Ardone May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
The Next Popeconclave

The Progressives, The Conservatives, The Italians: Why This Conclave Is Different

by Andreas Englisch, Evelyn Finger and Ulrich Ladurner May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
In The Newspope francis

How The Pope Francis Years Revealed Dark Sides Of John Paul II’s Legacy In His Native Poland

by Arkadiusz Gruszczyński April 29, 2025April 29, 2025
In The Newsafrica

Gabon Postcard: Mourning Africa’s Pope, Praying For An African Pope

by Adrien Marotte April 26, 2025April 25, 2025
Societypope francis

Just A Man: What Made Pope Francis So Different Than His Predecessors

by Franco Garelli April 24, 2025April 24, 2025
Candles with picture of Pope Francis
In The Newspope francis

Pope Francis, Maybe The Most Misunderstood (And Overrated) Pontiff Ever

by Piergiorgio Odifreddi April 23, 2025April 23, 2025
Popes Fear Death Too — A Meditation On The Ultimate Test Of Faith
Ideaspope francis

Popes Fear Death Too — A Meditation On The Ultimate Test Of Faith

by Vito Mancuso March 31, 2025April 7, 2025
​The bishop of Bydgoszcz leading mass in January 2023.
Societycatholic church

A Polish Bishop Paid “Mercy” Money To Sex Abuse Victim, But Kept Priest In Place

by Małgorzata Czajowska March 14, 2025
India, A Surprising New Stage For Christian Hip Hop
Societycatholicism

India, A Surprising New Stage For Christian Hip Hop

by Rishabh Jain March 3, 2025May 9, 2025
Photo of a yellow chair at a gynecologist's office
Women Worldwidewomen's health

How Polish Women Are Shamed By Catholic Gynecologists

by Dominika Wantuch February 11, 2025March 9, 2025
Legendary Race Car Driver To Comic Strip Farewell — On This Day In History January 3
This Happenedhistory

Legendary Race Car Driver To Comic Strip Farewell — On This Day In History January 3

by Worldcrunch January 3, 2025March 9, 2025
Photo of praying hands in neon sign
Ideasreligion

Studying The Supernatural — Can Science Explain Miracles?

by Sybille Anderl and Gabriele Magro December 24, 2024
Photograph of Pope Francis holding his hand against his forehead.
Geopoliticscatholic church

The Pope’s Health Feeds Succession Rumors — And Deeper Questions About The Church

by Gianluigi Nuzzi October 23, 2024
Painting of cross entering a woman's body.
Ideasfree speech

Free Speech Vs. Blasphemy: Artists Say Poland Stifles Their Freedom

by Katarzyna Skiba October 23, 2024
Photo of Pope Francis sitting in church in Rome
Ideaspope francis

What Exactly Does Pope Francis Think About The War In Ukraine?

by Jeff Israely October 23, 2024
At a meeting of an organization working to legalize abortion in San Marino
In The Newssan marino

San Marino, Tiny Nation-State May Be Next To End Abortion Ban

by Alessio Perrone October 23, 2024
photo of a woman with bullhorn
Societyabortion

Abortion And The U.S. Election: Women Of The World Are Watching

by Valeria Berghinz October 22, 2024
This Happened — October 11: Pope John XXIII And The Second Vatican Council
This Happenedcatholic church

This Happened — October 11: Pope John XXIII And The Second Vatican Council

by Worldcrunch October 14, 2024
Catholic priest, Koln, Germany
Societygermany

Catholic Bishops To German Flock: Pay Church Tax Or Risk De Facto Excommunication

by Marion Girault-Rime October 4, 2024
German Catholic priest Holger Allmenroeder.
LGBTQ Plusgermany

The Openly Gay Priest Shaking Up The Catholic Church In Germany

by Bethany Wright October 4, 2024
Photo of Russian President Valdimir ​Putin and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Moscow in November 2021
Societyukraine war

How The Russian Orthodox Church Is Backing Putin’s Holy Crusade

by Bethany Wright October 4, 2024
The Pope's Synod — Both A Bust And Breakthrough For Women And LGBTQ+
LGBTQ Pluscatholic church

The Pope’s Synod — Both A Bust And Breakthrough For Women And LGBTQ+

by Valeria Berghinz September 24, 2024
Close up on a hand putting a vote in a ballot box, with the Polish flag as backdrop
Ideaspolish elections

Poland Elections: I’m Catholic, And Will Never Vote For The Ruling Catholic Party

by Katarzyna Skiba September 24, 2024
A photo of staff with Caritas retirees
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq rights

Old, Queer And Catholic: Inside A Church-Sponsored, LGBTQ-Friendly Retirement Home

by Anne-Sophie Lang September 24, 2024
Photo of María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa
Societycatholic church

Mama Antula’s Moment? An 18th-Century Feminist May Be The Next Catholic Saint

by Alidad Vassigh September 17, 2024March 14, 2025
Vatican exorcist Father Amorth died in Rome on Sept. 16
In The Newsitaly

Speak Of The Devil, Inside Italy’s Boom Of Exorcisms

by Giacomo September 17, 2024
Societyitaly

Catholic Church Opens Up To Yoga And Meditation

by Julie Farrar September 17, 2024
Saint Peter's basilica in the Vatican on a sunny day
Societycatholic church

“A Male Terrarium”: What Is Life Like For Women In The Vatican?

by Alina Mrowinska September 4, 2024
This Happened — August 26: Birth Of Mother Teresa
This Happenedcatholic church

This Happened — August 26: Birth Of Mother Teresa

by Worldcrunch August 27, 2024
Michelangelo's "Sybil" in the Sistine Chapel (detail)
Societyitaly

The Michelangelo Mystery Of The 33rd Tooth

by Julie Farrar May 22, 2024
If The Pope Won't Condemn Putin, He'll Wind Up On The Wrong Side Of History
Ideasreligion

If The Pope Won’t Condemn Putin, He’ll Wind Up On The Wrong Side Of History

by Alidad Vassigh May 21, 2024
​Woman carrying a castle at the 81st Nativity Scene Contest at the Main Square in Krakow, Poland
Societycatholic church

Is Poland Finally Poised To Become A Secular State?

by Katarzyna Skiba May 21, 2024
Geopoliticsgermany

German Church Study Says Sex Abuser Priests Rarely Pedophiles

by Bertrand Hauger April 13, 2024
The Next Popevatican city

How The Pope’s Resignation Is Playing Out In The Arab Press

by Valentina Crosato April 13, 2024
blogbrazil

Brazilian Parliament Push To Roll Back Same-Sex Marriage Rights

by Giacomo April 13, 2024
Walking away
Societyitaly

Leaving the Priesthood, Joys And Struggles Of A Second Life

by Cynthia Martens April 13, 2024
German Evangelical Church Bishop Frank Otfried
Societygermany

Catholics And Protestants, Doctrines Clash On Gay Marriage

by Worldcrunch April 13, 2024March 19, 2025
Pope Francis greets children with drawings on Ukraine war
Ideaspope francis

Why Pope Francis Is Right To Avoid Ukraine War Politics

by Irene Caselli April 10, 2024
This Happened - March 13: Pope Francis Is Chosen
This Happenedpope francis election

This Happened – March 13: Pope Francis Is Chosen

by Worldcrunch March 14, 2024March 12, 2025
Cologne Cathedral at sunset
Societygermany

Germany’s Catholic Church Suddenly Halts Major Study On Priest Sex Abuse

by Jeff Israely February 23, 2024

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