A Catholic Sinner Seeks Communion — & Happens to Be President
Some bishops — and many conservative laypeople — think Joe Biden should be denied access to one of the faith’s most important sacraments. Read full piece
Biden Is Catholic. He Also Supports Abortion Rights. Here’s What That Could Mean
Joe Biden is only the second Catholic president of the United States. He's also a supporter of abortion rights — a position at odds with official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Read full piece
Catholic Bishops Split on How to Deal with Biden
The American Catholic bishops are split over how to deal with Joe Biden, the first Catholic president since John F. Kennedy, but it’s not just one split. A small but vocal minority wants to punish the new president for his support of legalized abortion, gay
As Biden is Sworn In, President of U.S. Bishops Assails Him Over Abortion
Joe Biden, the second-ever Catholic U.S. president, was greeted on his Inauguration Day with contrasting messages from his church: A warm blessing from Pope Francis — and a statement by the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops saying that Biden “will advance moral
How Raphael Warnock Came to Be an Abortion-Rights Outlier
Religious, pro-abortion-rights voices were not always so rare. Read full piece
Catholics Divided as Bishops Examine Biden’s Abortion Stance
Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they’re divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that the president-elect's support for abortion rights presents the church with a “difficult and
It’s Time to Rescue the ‘Pro-Life’ Label from Anti-Abortion Activists
The “pro-life” label was once a moral call to arms, but it has become a mere political checkbox. Jonathan Merritt looks at the cultural history of the term “pro-life” and why it should mean more than anti-abortion.
Ousted by Party, Former Democrat Holds to Pro-Life Platform in Tennessee
Longtime state legislator and Memphis pastor John DeBerry is now running as an Independent. Read full piece
I’m a Pro-Life Evangelical. In Supporting Trump, My Movement Sold Its Soul.
Former executive director of Ohio Right to Life argues the pro-life movement has shown itself to be too willing to trade moral character for power. Read full piece
Right-to-Life Spokeswoman Won’t Support Trump
National leaders back re-election, but some evangelical activists say 2020 choice is not so clear. Read full piece