A Young Cartographer’s Mission to Map the Catholic Church — and Fight Climate Change By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight “The role of the cartographer isn’t just data analytics,” says Molly Burhans, an activist mapping the land assets of the Catholic Church. “It’s also storytelling.”
Murder in the Name of Drug Prevention By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Filipinos are reckoning with their presidents’ violent approach to the drug trade.
To Protect Children from Sexual Abuse, the Catholic Church Must Eliminate the Clergy By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight One ex-priest shows how the clergy lies at the root of the Catholic Church’s problems.
How Do You Shepherd If You’ve Never Had a Sheep? By Michelle Weber Highlight “You couldn’t have a particular friendship with a man, because you might end up being homosexual. And you couldn’t have a friendship with a woman, because you might end up falling in love.”
Looking for a Greener Death By Michelle Weber Highlight Aquamation is more environmentally-friendly than cremation and has a growing number of supporters. So why is it mostly illegal?
Writing the Monsignor By maryoconn Feature Mary O’Connell recalls her college efforts to write about a scandalized priest from her youth.
Ireland’s Forgotten Women By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight In Little Atoms, JP O’ Malley tells the story of the Irish nuns who a multi-million dollar corporation exploited to help produce its toys.
Exorcism and the Catholic Church By Julia Wick Highlight Dan Shewan writes about the business of exorcism for Pacific Standard.
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