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Do you tithe? A don’t know many Catholics or do — or, at least, who admit to it. But it’s very big in some Protestant denominations. And the CBS News program Sunday Morning recently looked at this phenomenon: Pastor Marty Baker is a believer in the idea. “When Jesus says, ‘I will build the church,’…

One of the most prominent and outspoken Catholic actors — and one of America’s most vocal advocates for the poor and disenfranchised — is about to receive an honor from the country’s most famous Catholic university. From the Associated Press: Activist-actor Martin Sheen will be honored by the University of Notre Dame with its Laetare…

If you want to know what it’s like to be a priest in America in the early years of the 21st century, this piece from Pennsylvania may give you an idea: The Rev. Steven Palsa of St. Philomena Catholic Church of Beaver Falls has long relied on traditional devices, such as a pulpit and confessional,…

From Chicago comes this story about an exhibit on Catholicism — and our religion’s powerful impact on the Windy City culture. But the news about faith in the Second City is decidedly mixed: In John R. Powers’ Chicago of the mid-20th century, there were two religions in the city: Catholics and “publics.” “Publics went to…
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