Republicans Attack Pope Francis For Caring About Climate Change

The Pope's Climate Change Call

Pope Francis To Tackle Climate Change

Seeking a solution to the border crisis

Papal power to safe-guard creation (and stop climate change)

Pope inspires US bishops on immigration

Pope leads fight against income inequality

Pope warns about dangers of income equality

Palin’s liberal attacks on the Pope

Pope Surprises With Tolerance Of Homosexuality

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Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Blasts Catholic Church For Creating A ‘Culture Of Dependency On Government, Not God’

Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Blasts Catholic Church For Creating A ‘Culture Of Dependency On Government, Not God’: In a little-noticed September speech at the Cherish Life Ministries Christian Life Summit, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R), the state Republican Party’s apparent choice for governor in 2013, took aim at the Catholic Church for its advocacy on behalf of the poor, immigrants, and the uninsured. Because the Church’s leadership has advocated for [...]/p

Nuns On The Bus Tour Stops In New York To Protest ‘Devastating Romney-Ryan Budget’

Nuns On The Bus Tour Stops In New York To Protest ‘Devastating Romney-Ryan Budget’: The Nuns On A Bus tour that made stops at 10 congressional offices in nine states in July is back on the road protesting the House Republican budget’s damaging cuts to programs that benefit the poor and middle class. The tour, comprised this time of a different set of faith leaders and community action groups, [...]/p

Wisconsin Catholic Group Prays For Paul Ryan To ‘Reconnect With The Compassion For The Poor’

Wisconsin Catholic Group Prays For Paul Ryan To ‘Reconnect With The Compassion For The Poor’: A group of Catholics from Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) home state have launched PrayforPaulsChangeofHeart.org, a website asking people to pray for the vice presidential candidate to change his position on his plan for the federal budget. This group, which includes Franciscan friars, joins in the growing protests from Catholic clergy concerned about the impact Ryan’s [...]/p

Paul Ryan, Catholics and Ayn Rand

Sister Simone Campbell, discuss how Paul Ryan will mesh his faith with his admiration of atheist Ayn Rand's economic philosophy.

Sister Simone Campbell: Romney-Ryan tax policies are ‘antithetical to either scripture or sanity’

Nuns Challenge Romney To Spend A Day With Them To Learn About Plight Of America’s Poor

Nuns Challenge Romney To Spend A Day With Them To Learn About Plight Of America’s Poor: The group behind the Nuns On A Bus tour that highlighted the ill-effects of the House Republican budget in congressional districts across the country is now setting its sights on the party’s presidential candidate, inviting Mitt Romney to spend a day with the nuns to learn about the plight of America’s poorest citizens. NETWORK, a [...]/p

Viewpoint: Romney Angers Veterans And Nuns

Viewpoint: Romney Angers Veterans And Nuns: former Congressman from Ohio and U.S. Air Force Instructor Pilot. I’ve been honored to serve Ohio in both Statehouse chambers and in the United States Congress. And if there is one thing I’ve learned about Ohioans, it’s that you don’t cross those who dedicate their lives to service [...]/p

Franciscan Friars Join Nuns’ Call On Romney To Spend Day With The Poor

Franciscan Friars Join Nuns’ Call On Romney To Spend Day With The Poor: Yesterday, a group of Catholic nuns called on Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to spend a day with them to learn about the plight of America’s poorest citizens. Now, another religious group has made a similar call. The Franciscan Action Network, a group of Franciscan friars and sisters, released a statement Wednesday asking Romney and [...]/p

60 Faith Leaders Sign Letter Telling GOP Not To Raise Taxes On 24 Million Americans

60 Faith Leaders Sign Letter Telling GOP Not To Raise Taxes On 24 Million Americans: A coalition of faith leaders released a letter ahead of yesterday’s symbolic House tax vote telling Republicans not to allow the expiration of two tax credits that, together, would raise taxes on more than 15 million Americans. In the letter, the faith leaders called for extensions of the 2009 expansions of the Child Tax Credit [...]/p