Catholic

Local Reaction To Pope Francis, New Leader Of The Roman Catholic Church

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:32:07 +0000

The new pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is the first-ever Jesuit pope and the first non-European pope of the modern era. He is the first to adopt the name Francis.

Pope Francis now leads the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.

Host Don Marsh spoke with a variety of guests to talk about the meaning behind Pope Francis’ selection and about some of the major controversial issues within the Church, including clergy sexual abuse, the role of women and same sex marriage.

Habemus Papam: St. Louis Reacts To News Of New Pope

Rachel Lippmann — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:48:37 +0000

The head of the Archdiocese of St. Louis says he is "delighted" with the selection of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel announced the selection of a new pope just about 1 p.m. local time. Bergoglio's name was revealed about an hour later. Until today, he was the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Pope Benedict XVI Is Resigning

Mark Memmott — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:00:37 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exSZqcQ3YZw

The Intersection of Religion & Politics: The Catholic Perspective

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:03:23 +0000

The economy is identified as the top concern and voting issue in this presidential election. There is, however, a strong and sometimes overriding religious subtext on such issues as abortion, contraception, and same sex marriage. In advance of an upcoming lecture at Fontbonne University on “Faithful Citizenship: A Forum on Religion and Public Life,” host Don Marsh talks with some of the panelists about the intersection of politics and religion, engaging in a broad discussion though approaching it from the Catholic perspec

We'll talk to Vatican but won't compromise, nuns say

Adam Allington — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:07:34 +0000

This afternoon group representing roughly 80 percent of American nuns, met in downtown St. Louis to release a statement refuting calls from the Vatican to implement reforms.

The group, called the Leadership Conference of Women Religious has come under criticism from Rome for endorsement of healthcare reform, as well as tacit support for a range of other issues from contraception and same-sex marriage, to women in the priesthood.