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The ups and downs of church-and-state relations in Cuba: A brief history

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
By Online Editor
The ups and downs of church-and-state relations in Cuba: A brief history
THE 1950sWhen Fidel Castro claims victory for his revolution on January 1, 1959, he praises the support of the Catholic Church and declares, “Catholics in Cuba have given their most determined collaboration to the cause of freedom.” Indeed, six years before, it was the Archbishop Enrique Pérez Serantes of Santiago, who saved Castro’s life after he led a failed invasion of the military barracks of
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Have faith in our youth

Thursday, June 12, 2008
By U.S. Catholic
Have faith in our youth
Young people can change the world, this Muslim interfaith organizer says. They just need a chance to share their traditions with each other.
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Take it to the board: How effective are lay review boards in preventing sex abuse?

Friday, May 18, 2012
By Online Editor
Take it to the board: How effective are lay review boards in preventing sex abuse?
Panels reviewing sex abuse allegations help dioceses get their houses in order, but they are only as effective as the information the bishops give them.Jim Caccamo has a simple explanation for why he joined the lay review board for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri back in 2005: Former Bishop Raymond Boland asked him to.
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Cuban comeback: Change is on the horizon in Cuba

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
By Online Editor
Cuban comeback: Change is on the horizon in Cuba
Overcoming great obstacles, many Cubans are returning to the Catholic faith and helping renew the island’s church.To this day Aldo Santos remembers with gratitude the frequent blackouts he experienced as a child in his native town of Holguín in northeast Cuba. Everyone in the neighborhood would come out of their house to gaze at the stars.
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Needs improvement: Readers rate the bishops' response to church sex abuse

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
By Online Editor
Needs improvement: Readers rate the bishops' response to church sex abuse
A progress report from U.S. Catholic readers says that bishops still haven’t learned all their lessons on the subject of sexual abuse.Anger. Betrayal. Sadness. Disappointment. These are just some of the myriad of emotions felt by Catholics in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal that broke in 2002.
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Do Catholics believe in life on other planets?

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
By Online Editor
Do Catholics believe in life on other planets?
Jesus is the savior of humanity, but what that mean if we discovered alien life forms?In a 1995 episode of the popular TV drama The X-Files, FBI agent Fox Mulder—a true believer in extraterrestrial life—has a quick exchange with his partner Dana Scully, the rational scientist and devoted skeptic. He asks, “Are you familiar with the Ten Commandments?” “You want me to recite them?
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We can be better than bitter

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
By Online Editor
There is room in the church for all human beings, no matter which way your sexuality tilts.Rome is an amazing city. I lived there as a college student years ago. I was just 20 at the time, and it was an eye-opening experience for a kid who'd led a somewhat sheltered life.
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I promise to do my best...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
By Online Editor
How one community struggles with the Boy Scouts' anti-gay policies.Last fall, when he put on his scout uniform for the first time after the summer break, my 11-year-old son proudly announced, "I'm going all the way up. I'm going to be an Eagle Scout." Today his and his younger brother's scouting days are over.
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Out of the closet and into your living room

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
By Online Editor
For most of the 20th century, movies and television have cast gay and lesbian characters as deviant bad guys. But as attitudes in the larger public change, so has Hollywood's portrayal.It's been just about a year since Ellen DeGeneres and the character she plays on her ABC sitcom came out of the closet.
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Why we never married

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
By Online Editor
Morrison, a Roman Catholic man, a former gay activist, and veteran of over a decade in a same-sex relationship, argues against the church's condoning of gay and lesbian "marriage."As a Roman Catholic man, former gay activist, and veteran of over a decade in a same-sex relationship, I must admit to a certain degree of bewildered frustration when it comes to the question of so-called gay marria
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