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Catholic screenwriter and co-executive producer Joy Gregory, who believes the divine speaks through poetry and who has made it her mission to bring stories about "tangling with the big questions" to television. "I like to 'sneak the vegetables in' without people knowing about it," she said.

Morning Briefing: A cardinal steps down, more outcry against family separation at the border, and the church and the Democratic Party

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has announced that he is stepping down from active ministry after allegations of sexual abuse were found "credible and substantiated." He is likely the first cardinal to step down from active ministry for sexually abusing a minor.

The event, which the Chicago parish hosts annually, concluded with a 15-minute reading of the names of 147 young people under 21 who have been shot and killed in the city in the past year. 

For the first time in the 46-year history of the Catholic Theological Society of America's highest award, an African American has been honored for "distinguished theological achievement" — black and womanist theologian M. Shawn Copeland.

Morning Briefing: U.S. bishops meet, Council of Cardinals plans Vatican restructuring, Catholics decry family separation of immigrants, and diocesan newspaper typo goes viral

At College Theology Society's annual convention, theologians discussed Catholic institutions' increasing reliance upon contingent faculty, non-tenured teachers without job security or academic protections.

The Catholic Campus Ministry Association aims to serve campus ministers from two models, those who work at Catholic schools and those who focus on Catholic students at others. It also acknowledges the contribution of outside groups, but there is a focus on the "new evangelization" that some feel may be too narrow.

Morning Briefing: Primaries, political polarization and prosecution of the hierarchy for sex abuse cover-up

"The most important element is creating a culture that cares deeply about keeping a community safe," said Phil Andrew, the Chicago Archdiocese's new director of Violence Prevention Initiatives, at a ceremony to dedicate a new Catholic Charities facility in the part of the city with the highest rate of homicides. 

Catholic theologians were encouraged to "become revolutionaries against the principalities of whiteness" at a convention marking the 50th anniversary of the revolutionary year of 1968. The theme of the annual gathering of the College Theology Society, May 31-June 3, is "You Say You Want a Revolution?"

Charlottesville, Virginia -- Eric Martin, a theology student at Fordham University writing a dissertation about Jesuit Fr. Daniel Berrigan, faces trespassing charges after he confronted a white supremacist the University of Virginia law school library.

Morning Briefing: Pope gets praise for moves on sex abuse, Poor People’s Campaign in its second week and a young adult ministry summit in D.C.

Morning Briefing: A somber beginning to Ramadan; Republicans talk religion at Georgetown; an analysis of TPP status; and, yes, the Yanny/Laurel meme.

The $7 billion cut to the Children's Health Insurance Program as part of a $15 billion rescissions package sent to Congress would imperil "rainy-day" funding, critics say.

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Morning Briefing: Catholics oppose CIA nominee over torture, Trump withdraws from Iran deal, and Southern Baptist women are not being submissive

Several groups have opposed President Trump's nominee for CIA director, saying Gina Haspel's role in overseeing torture disqualifies her, according to "basic moral standards for human dignity."

Morning Briefing: A resolution to Chaplaingate, more problems for EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and President Donald Trump addresses the National Rifle Association today

In a story with multiple updates late Thursday (May 3) afternoon, Jesuit Fr. Pat Conroy rescinded his resignation as chaplain to the U.S. House of Representatives, House Speaker Paul Ryan changed his mind and decided to keep him in the position, and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley of New York called for an inquiry into the initial dismissal.