#catholicism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #catholicism, aggregated by home.social.
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US Catholic churches see a record number of conversions: ‘It’s a real shift’
By Lynda Lin Grigsby in Los Angeles and Santa BarbaraAfter decades of declining religious affiliation, churches in southern California have seen an increase among gen Z
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/aug/25/young-americans-catholic-church-revival
#Catholicism #California #USuniversities #Christianity #Religion #WestCoast #TheGuardian #LyndaLinGrigsbyinLosAngeles #SantaBarbara
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Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in small Polish village
By Associated PressHundreds watched the 56-metre monument’s consecration, including anti-communist leader Lech Wałęsa
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/tallest-statue-virgin-mary-poland-europe
#Catholicism #Christianity #Poland #Europe #Religion #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
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Bus carrying Polish pilgrims crashes in Hungary, leaving 12 dead
By Jakub Krupa and agenciesAnother 10 people in serious condition after bus veers off motorway and overturns
#Hungary #Europe #Poland #Catholicism #BosniaandHerzegovina #Worldnews #Religion #Christianity #TheGuardian #JakubKrupa #agencies
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Bus carrying Polish pilgrims crashes in Hungary, leaving 12 dead https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/polish-tourist-bus-crash-northern-hungary-catholic-pilgrims #Hungary #Europe #Poland #Catholicism #BosniaAndHerzegovina #WorldNews #Religion #Christianity
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Can a giant Madonna help slow secularisation in Poland?
Europe’s largest statue of the Virgin Mary will be inaugurated on Saturday in the Polish village of Konotopie.
What will the monument mean for the village it towers over and for the Catholic faith in Poland in general?
#Poland #Religion #Secularization #Catholicism #CatholicChurch
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Nepo babies and exclusive clubs: the ties binding young Liberals with the conservative Catholic ecosystem
By Anne DaviesIcac hearings delve into links between Catholic Schools NSW and the Reformers, a shadowy group of rightwing Liberal operatives
#NewSouthWalespolitics #Liberalparty #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #Catholicism #Sydney #NewSouthWales #Australianews #TheGuardian #AnneDavies
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Politico: House lawmakers visit Vatican to discuss AI — and meet the pope. “A bipartisan House delegation met with top Vatican officials on Wednesday to discuss artificial intelligence during a visit that briefly included Pope Leo XIV, according to two people with knowledge of the trip granted anonymity to disclose details of the private meetings.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/14/politico-house-lawmakers-visit-vatican-to-discuss-ai-and-meet-the-pope/ -
Former Catholic bishop accused of hosting alcohol-fuelled parties to sexually abuse Aboriginal men found guilty https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/13/former-catholic-bishop-accused-of-hosting-alcohol-fuelled-parties-to-sexually-abuse-aboriginal-men-found-guilty-ntwnfb #WesternAustralia #Catholicism #AustraliaNews #IndigenousAustralians
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"We moved him! We buried him! Our #DNA's probably all fucking over him!"
"But it's been so long. It's been twenty years!"
"Yeah, well, DNA doesn't wash off. It's like #catholicism."
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"I was right all along, and you two, you doubted me. You're like that lad. That fella from the Bible."
"What fella from the #Bible?"
"You know whenever they all go to the garden, they hear the cock crowing, and one lad's all like, 'Here, I think Jesus is talking bollocks about being crucified', so #Jesus has to show him all his holes. Peter. Yous are doubting Peters."
"God, there's lapsed #catholicism and then there's you." 🙈
(How to get to heaven from Belfast)
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"Explore the medieval world of saints, relics and pilgrimage, and discover why people were willing to lie, spy and steal to get their hands on a piece of holiness. Uncover how someone officially became a Saint, what being a saint was really like, and the murky business of acquiring relics.
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Simon Yarrow and comedian Rachel Paris for this episode."
I took a medieval history course in undergrad taught by a prof who really knew how to hold the attn of the hundreds of students doing their Western Civ requirement. He told great stories about fights over relics and how relics were stolen...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91jUOKxKWy8 #Catholicism #MiddleAges #Relics
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Catholic or not, many of us share Andy Burnham’s beliefs | Letters
By Guardian StaffReaders respond to an article by Julian Coman on Andy Burnham’s faith and the influence of Catholic social teaching on his work
#AndyBurnham #Catholicism #Manchester #Socialism #Activism #UKnews #Politics #Immigrationandasylum #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Ebony Flames
The Blackening burns
#CarlJung #catholicism #Gnosticism #love #Nature #poetry #theBlackening #verse
But it’s all okay.
I wanted this path.
I chose it, you’d say.
And I can’t really get out of the way.
So I have to burn me,
So then I can play. -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@RealJournalism/117034354253117935
this is truly surprising news. a pivot indeed.
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Like Burnham, I was an altar boy. His Catholic upbringing is shaping the way he governs |Julian Coman
By Julian ComanWith a prime minister raised in a tradition that emphasises our mutual dependency, we may finally have a leader who can address the anomie gripping our country
#AndyBurnham #Catholicism #Christianity #Politics #Religion #UKnews #Labour #Inequality #TheGuardian #JulianComan
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The Register: Pope’s official prayer app commits cardinal sin, leaks 700K+ users’ info. “Click To Pray, a prayer app endorsed by the Pope with hundreds of thousands of users worldwide, has leaked people’s names and email addresses for months – or longer – according to an ethical hacker who said she found and reported the security vulnerability six months ago to no avail. This app needs to […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/28/the-register-popes-official-prayer-app-commits-cardinal-sin-leaks-700k-users-info/ -
The UK has its first Catholic PM – but don’t expect a US-style religious culture war to follow
By Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondentTrump administration has clashed with Vatican on social issues but Burnham’s faith is shaped by different principles
#AndyBurnham #Catholicism #Christianity #Politics #Religion #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #AamnaMohdinCommunityaffairscorrespondent
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Abuse survivors have won their latest fight against the Christian Brothers. But why did it take so much pain and suffering to get here? | Christopher Knaus
By Christopher KnausLast month’s announcement that the Catholic order was about to go broke wreaked carnage everywhere I looked. Lives have been thrown into turmoil
#Australianews #Catholicism #Rapeandsexualassault #Australianeducation #Australianlaw #Royalcommissionintoinstitutionalresponsestochildsexualabuse #TheGuardian #ChristopherKnaus
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Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales
By Christopher KnausEdmund Rice Education Australia can be sued over abuse committed by Catholic order, after receiving much of its property holdings
#Australianews #Catholicism #Christianity #Australianlaw #Childprotection #TheGuardian #ChristopherKnaus
