From the author of the bestsellingWhy Catholics Are Right,a perfectly timed book on the new Vatican -- where it is, wher
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This volume considers Catholicism's prospects at a pivotal moment. Contributors—scholars from sociology, theology,
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Catholics constitute the largest religious community in the United States. Yet most American Catholics have never known
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As faith communities in the United States grow increasingly more diverse, many churches are turning to the shared parish
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Fr. Thomas Reese has observed that American Catholic dioceses are simultaneously mysterious and essential to the institu
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Catholicism is generally over-institutionalized and over-centralized in comparison to other religions. However, it finds
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Arguing that the religious values of a particular culture can account for differences in the role of intellectual elites
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From the struggles of the very first Christians to the challenges and scandals of today, the Catholic Church has wrestle
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World Youth Day 08 and the visit of Pope Benedict XVI provide an opportunity to analyse the state of the Catholic Church
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