Catholic Church on Townhall

German Catholic Church may back some "morning-after pills" Mon Feb 4

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“Gay Sin” Survey Reveals We’re Playing God on Moral Questions Wed Jan 16

Marybeth Hicks

I’m always on the hunt for positive news, there being such consistent media focus on the bad stuff. Most days, headlines essentially read, “Handbasket full; hell in sight.” ... more
A Different Kind of History Sat Nov 17

Kathryn Lopez

"Before there were houses in this land, there were altars." A timelier reminder you could not get, as we confront realities about immigration and secularization in the United States. ... more
Australia's Catholic church acknowledges "shame" of child abuse Tue Nov 13

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Look Toward Renewal Sat Oct 27

Kathryn Lopez

If we don't love the poor and do all we can to improve their lot, we're going to go to hell, the Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles J. Chaput, recently said. It's not pretty, but it is real. ... more
President Obama, More Religious Apostate than Religious Pioneer Mon Oct 22

Michael Brown

According to CNN writer John Blake, President Obama is “a religious pioneer” who, in the opinion of some scholars and pastors, is “also expanding the definition of who can be a Christian by challenging the religious right’s domination of the national stage.” ... more
Romney Gets Funny, Roasts Obama at Al Smith Dinner Fri Oct 19

Katie Pavlich
Red, Blue and Faithful Wed Oct 17

Jonah Goldberg

Apparently, Paul Ryan and Joe Biden are both theocrats willing, nay eager, to use state power to impose their religious views on the rest of us. ... more
Joe Biden's Religion: Catholicism or Leftism? Tue Oct 16

Dennis Prager

In the vice presidential debate, the two candidates, both Roman Catholics, were asked about their religious beliefs, how they impact the candidates' political positions and specifically about abortion. ... more
The Kentucky Debate: Joe Biden and Abortion Mon Oct 15

Jack Kerwick

Near the close of the Vice Presidential debate in Kentucky on Wednesday night, moderator Martha Raddatz asked Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan about the relationship between their faith and their politics. ... more
U.S. Catholic Bishops School Biden: 'This Is Not a Fact' Fri Oct 12

Elisabeth Meinecke
The World's Most Dynamic Religion Is ... Tue Oct 2

Dennis Prager

For at least the last hundred years, the world's most dynamic religion has been neither Christianity nor Islam. It is leftism. ... more
German court backs Catholic Church against tax opt-outs Wed Sep 26

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Time for the Religious to Pay Their Fair Share Thu Sep 20

Benjamin Bull

There is a movement underway in Europe to remove the tax exemptions churches have enjoyed for centuries. In Spain and Italy this attempt is being broadly pursued, while in Britain it is being done piecemeal. ... more
Losing Your Religion Sat Sep 15

Bill O'Reilly

On Jan. 8, 1962, President John F. Kennedy wrote a letter celebrating the work of James Cardinal Gibbons, who died in 1921. Kennedy, who rarely discussed his Catholicism, did so while describing the Cardinal: "He nobly expresses the essential traditions of my church in the United States ... the deep sympathy for the plight of the working man and of minorities, the steady concern for the betterment of society and mankind." ... more
Over Governor’s Veto, Missouri Enacts Religious Exemptions on Abortion Pill Mandate Fri Sep 14

Matthew Bowman

On Wednesday, Missouri lawmakers ignored the warnings of the Obama administration and overrode their governor’s veto to enact religious exemptions to the abortion pill mandate. ... more
Christianity is Compatible with Ayn Rand Mon Sep 10

Katie Kieffer

Increasingly, priests and pastors are preaching that socialism (in the name of “social justice”) is Christ-like. In truth, capitalism, not socialism, reflects Christian values. ... more
Late cardinal represented Catholic Church that might have been Mon Sep 3

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A Heartening Trend: Majority of American Adults Pro-Life Sun May 27

Edward White

A new Gallup poll brings encouraging news on the subject of abortion. Fifty percent of American adults now define themselves as pro-life (up 5% from 2011), and 41% of American adults now define themselves as pro-choice (down 8% from 2011). ... more
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Ryan Responds to Catholic Budget Controversy Fri May 25

Elisabeth Meinecke
Sigh: As Catholics Sue Obama over Contraception,Vatican Continues to Pursue Government Healthcare Thu May 24

Kate Hicks
Indecision on Obama Mandate Is the Same As Deciding Not To Fight Thu May 24

Alan Sears

In a country as great as the United States of America, where even in hard times we are surrounded by plenty, it’s easy to get comfortable. And in that lax condition, certain freedoms are taken for granted until they are overtly threatened. ... more
Shameless Bias by Omission Wed May 23

Brent Bozell

You'd think the largest legal action in American history in defense of religious liberty would be a major news story. But ABC, CBS and NBC don't judge news events by their inherent importance as relates to the future of our freedoms. They deliver the news according to a simple formula: Does it or doesn't it advance the re-election of Barack Obama? ... more
Church of the Holy Contraception Wed May 23

David Harsanyi

Are you sick and tired of these moralizing moralizers imposing their morality on the rest of us? I know I am. ... more
Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame Wed May 23

Terry Jeffrey

When President Barack Obama appeared at Notre Dame in 2009 to accept an honorary law degree and deliver the university's commencement address, he did not dodge the fact that he favored legalized abortion and that Notre Dame -- and the Catholic Church to which it belongs -- does not. ... more
Pretty Much Nobody Thinks ObamaCare Trumps Religious Freedom Tue May 22

Katie Pavlich