Tag: Catholics
A new pope’s first appearance on St. Peter’s balcony is rich...
Daniel Speed Thompson, University of Dayton
As the College of Cardinals gathers in the Sistine Chapel to vote for...
Italian teenager Carlo Acutis’ upcoming canonization reflects the Vatican’s desire to...
Michael A. Di Giovine, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
The Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 of...
Can chatbots write inspirational and wise sermons?
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
When several hundred Lutherans in Bavaria, Germany, attended a service on...
How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the...
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
President Abraham Lincoln instituted the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national...
What is the rosary? Why a set of beads and prayers...
Kayla Harris, University of Dayton
It’s one of the most famous moments in modern Catholicism: the apparition of Our...
Yes, Muslims are portrayed negatively in American media – 2 political...
Erik Bleich, Middlebury and A. Maurits van der Veen, William & Mary
The warm welcome Americans and Europeans have...
Prayer apps are flooding the market, but how well do they...
Dorian Llywelyn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Hallow, a Catholic prayer and meditation app that claims...
A Catholic theologian argues for a death row inmate’s right to...
Dorian Llywelyn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments
on Nov. 9, 2021, in a case regarding a...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
