Catholicism

N.H. Entrepreneurs Launch Social Network For The Prayerful

Amanda Loder — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Billions of Christians around the world are in the midst of Holy Week observances in the run-up to Easter. Many of these rituals have been in place for centuries.

But how does an ancient faith adapt to the age of the internet, social networks, and smartphones?

So far, the answer is “slowly.”

But a pair of New Hampshire entrepreneurs hope they can speed up the process.

It’s fitting that the idea for a prayer-based social network came to Jamie Coughlin and his brother Adam while they were parked on a pew at Mass.

New Hampshire Catholics And Their Hopes For A New Pope

Laura Knoy — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Catholic cardinals from around the world are meeting now, as the process of choosing a new leader gets underway at a time of tremendous upheaval for their church. We’ll find out what religious leaders and others in the Granite state are saying about this and what they think it means for the future.

N.H. Parishioners Celebrate Pope Benedict

Alison Kuzmickas — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:36:08 +0000

Thursday marked the end of Pope Benedict's nearly eight year tenure as spiritual leader of the Catholic Church. In New Hampshire, 150 parishioners attended a noontime mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Manchester honoring the Pope.

Next Pope May Need To Hear Broad Range Of Catholic Voices, Scholar Says

Brady Carlson — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:36:08 +0000

Pope Benedict’s surprise announcement that he would leave his post at the end of the month is prompting plenty of reflection on his papacy and the state of the Church among Catholics, from clergy to laypersons to scholars.

Michele Dillon is such a scholar. She's a professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire and has written extensively about Catholicism, both in the US and in the rest of the world. She talks with All Things Considered host Brady Carlson about the pope's tenure and what may come next for the Catholic Church.

Some Cuban-Americans Wary As Cuba Welcomes Pope

Greg Allen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:05:00 +0000

In 1998, when Pope John Paul II made his historic visit to Cuba, few Cuban-Americans made the pilgrimage across the Florida straits.

But when Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Cuba on Monday, hundreds of Cuban-Americans will be on hand in Santiago de Cuba when he celebrates Mass.

Carlos Saladrigas is well-known in Miami's Cuban-American community. He's a prominent businessman and co-chairman of the Cuba Study Group, an organization working to make Cuba a free and open society. He'll be in Antonio Maceo Revolution Square for Mass.

Fourteen years ago, it was a different story.

White House: 'Ways To Resolve' Contraception Issue

Scott Horsley — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has joined the chorus criticizing President Obama over a controversial policy that would require most employers, including Catholic hospitals and universities, to include birth control in their employees' health insurance.

Catholic opinion leaders have denounced the policy as an assault on their religious freedom.

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