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Religious Hospitals Probed for Denying Women Care

By Caroline Johnston Polisi ● Arts & Culture ● July 8, 2010

A legal commentator analyzes the possible reverberations of a Catholic nun being excommunicated for authorizing an abortion that saved the life of a young woman and the ACLU’s decision to act against what they say is a violation of federal law.

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Vatican Probe of U.S. Nuns Moves Quietly Forward

By Claire Bushey ● Arts & Culture ● February 9, 2010

The Vatican’s investigation of U.S. nuns is expected to be completed in 2011. Many think the probe amounts to an examination of the initiatives of the 1960s that revolutionized the life of nuns, allowing many to leave convents and pursue careers.

Brazil and Vatican Spar Over Reproductive Rights

By Tereza Perazza ● Health & Science ● February 1, 2008

Reproductive rights are being left behind in Latin America’s leftist political shift, but Brazil is one exception. The health minister has proposed a national vote on abortion and one city plans to give out emergency contraception during Carnival.

Catholic Outposts Push Advent of Female Ministry

By Claire Bushey ● Arts & Culture ● December 2, 2007

Dec. 2 marks the first Sunday of Advent, the start of the Catholic liturgical calendar and a season of waiting. But some are tired of waiting for a democratic church and they are preparing for Christmas in house gatherings and breakaway parishes.

Catholic Women Press Their Fitness for Priesthood

By Claire Bushey ● Arts & Culture ● August 26, 2007

Two Roman Catholic women were just ordained in Minneapolis, joining a roster that is condemned by Rome. On another front, advocates who prefer to engage the Vatican on female ordination pursue a “Ministry of Irritation.”

Catholic Teachers Test Dogma and Discrimination

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Arts & Culture ● May 6, 2007

A teacher fired after using in vitro fertilization is taking her case to Wisconsin’s Equal Rights Division. She joins a roster of others penalized by the Catholic school system. Fourth in a series on women changing religious institutions and practices.

Women in Chile Look Toward Rome with Apprehension

By Jen Ross ● Politics ● April 15, 2005

As the world waits to hear who is chosen to lead the Catholic Church, women in Chile are divided on whether a new pope is likely to bring any change to the status of women in this deeply conservative and Catholic country.

Tune In to Last Gasps of Patriarchy in Rome

By Anne Eggebroten ● Uncategorized ● April 13, 2005

Women are not among the cardinals, priests and choristers handling the papal transition. But Anne Eggebroten says the patriarchal show of force going on in Rome cannot stop the concerted upward push by women into Church hierarchy.

Pope’s Legacy Must Include War on Birth Control

By Caryl Rivers ● Uncategorized ● April 6, 2005

Caryl Rivers was writing a column on the assault on birth control in the United States when Pope John Paul II died. The Vatican’s role in attacking reproductive freedom, she says, is a major part of the pope’s legacy and should not be skimmed over.

Bonavoglia Takes On the Men in Skirts

By Ann Farmer ● Uncategorized ● April 1, 2005

If those who fight for justice are truly blessed, then Angela Bonavoglia must be nearing sainthood. In “Good Catholic Girls,” she tells her own charged story and that of other faithful women who seek equality and reform from within the Catholic Church.