The recent United States elections resulted in the highest-ever number of Catholics in Congress, according to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The 161 Catholics make up 30.4 per cent of all seats in the Senate and House of Representatives — well above the Catholic share of 22 per cent of the adult Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Catholics’
German Chancellor urges Protestant-Catholic accord
Friday, November 9th, 2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Protestants and Catholics to emphasise what they have in common as Germany prepares to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017. “Especially in a very secular world, we should always stress what is common in the Christian religion,” said Merkel, who is the daughter of a Read more
Catholic Church faces growing atheism in Ireland
Friday, October 19th, 2012
There are more Catholics in Ireland than ever before, but the church is losing market share due to a surge in other religions and non-believers, the Independent news site reported. The report, quoting a new census on religion, said the Catholic Church now has 3.86 million members in Ireland, but a growing population – including Read more
Vandals deface another Jerusalem Catholic church
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Vandals defaced the walls of one of Jerusalem’s best-known Catholic churches on Tuesday. Police said the perpetrators, who are believed to be Jewish extremists, defaced a wall leading to the Church of the Dormition, a century-old structure built on the site where tradition says the Virgin Mary died. The graffiti read “Jesus, son of a Read more
Pope tells Catholics to rejoice when other Christians do good
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday told Catholics to rejoice, and not be jealous, when non-Catholics or other Christians do good. “God can do good and even amazing things outside the circle” of the Catholic Church, the pope said during his midday Angelus address. The pope quoted St. Augustine who said that just as there could Read more
Open letter to priests by young Catholics
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Dear Fathers, We are writing this letter to you today because we have some things we want to say to you. Some things are easier to say than others, but here you go. Before that, though, a HUGE thank you. Thank you for having the courage to say yes to your counter-cultural vocation. We are forever grateful Read more
Catholics and the environment
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
Discussion of the environment can be a turn off. The topic is vast and complicated, and it raises high passions. When we imagine the environment, we may imagine walking in remote bush country now threatened by logging. We may imagine Tasmanian tigers that have become extinct, or the inhabitants of Tuvalu whose island is gradually Read more
Forget the Mormon moment; it’s about Catholics
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Forget the Mormon moment. The religious group that seems to be figuring most prominently in the presidential election right now is the Roman Catholic Church. With Mitt Romney’s recent choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as running mate, this campaign is the first in which Catholics are on both major party tickets. Vice President Joe Read more
Catholic Church population patterns continue recent trends
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Pope Benedict received the Annuario Pontificio, the Catholic annual year book, on Saturday. The presentation was made by Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. Key in the findings is that the number of Catholics has increased, especially in Asia and Africa, and globally Catholics now make up 17.5% of the world’s population. As well as Read more
Catholics more inclined to share wealth
Friday, November 4th, 2011Catholics are more likely to support government intervention in the economy than Protestants and also have a stronger preference for sharing wealth equally, a European Central Bank study said.
The research paper also said Max Weber’s theories about the Protestant work ethic were supported by the results of the study and that they apply more widely than thought, including in the choice of political institutions and in explaining income inequality.
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