Media Coverage
Catholics urged to tell Vatican of nuns' work
Rome is asked to cease secrecy in investigations
September 8, 2009
By David Yonke
Toledo Blade
A map to the future church
July 16, 2009
By Tom Roberts
National Catholic Reporter
Women in the Catholic Church:
A discussion with Sr. Christine Schenk about the role of women in the Catholic church.
July 9, 2009
NPR Radio
It's Not All About Eve -
Rediscovering the feminine faces in the Bible
July 6, 2009
By Christine Schenk
America Magazine
Parishioners try to keep parishes open,
but official options are few
July 1, 2009
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
Celibacy called to account -
Forces within the faith want married men admitted to the priesthood
May 9, 2009
By Charles Lewis
National Post (Canada)
On Eve of Retirement, Cardinal Breathes Life Into Debate on Priestly Celibacy
March 21, 2009
By Paul Vitello
New York Times
Catholic faithful face church closures
March 25, 2009
By Jessica Ravitz
CNN
Parishioners of Catholic churches targeted for closings left wondering, 'Why us?'
March 16, 2009
By Robert L. Smith & Michael O'Malley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Catholic group calls for more women in Mass texts
January 1, 2009
By Michael O'Malley
Religion News Service
Catholics Push for Mary's Canticle To Be Heard
December 21, 2008
By Claire Bushey
Women's eNews
Foreign Ministry
December 29, 2008
By Jeff Parrott
U.S. Catholic
Synod: Interview with Chris Schenk of "FutureChurch"
Oct. 14, 2008
By John L. Allen
National Post (Canada)
Parish closing trauma
By Tom Roberts
National Catholic Reporter
Cleveland Catholics organizing ahead of closures
September 13, 2008
3 more Catholic churches oppose diocesan reorganization
September 12, 2008
By David Briggs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pell to Preside at Synod
CathNews
9/10/2008
Wanted: More Catholic priests
Local parishes feel effects of shortage
August 22, 2008
By Rob Daniel
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Catholic group calls for more women in Mass texts
By Mallika Rao
Religion News Service
August 22, 2008
St. Mary of Magdala feast day spirits celebrations
By Margot Patterson
National Catholic Reporter
July 21, 2008
Finding ways to keep parishes open
By David Yonke
Toledo Blade
7/5/08
Women scholars belong at synod on the Word
By Rita L. Houlihan
National Catholic Reporter
4/18/2008
Uncertain Church Awaits Pope in U.S.
By Laurie Goodstein
New York Times
4/14/08
Hard-Liner With Soft Touch Reaches Out to U.S. Flock
By Ian Fisher and Laurie Goodstein
New York Times
4/13/08
Feast celebrates banner day for biblical women
July 21, 2007 By Virginia De Leon
Spokesman Review
Downtown parishes on endangered list
Sunday, October 11, 2007
By David Briggs
Plain Dealer
Celebrating two years as pontiff, Benedict XVI assumes new role
Sunday, April 15, 2007
By Ann Rodgers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
At Easter Sunday Mass, Only Half the Easter Story
Sunday, April 7, 2007
By Angela Bonavoglia
Huffington Post
Ordain married Catholic men to save innercity Catholic Church
Sunday, April 7, 2007
By Sherman N. Miller
Frost Illustrated
Women in the Pulpit
Women are breaking through the stained glass ceiling. Hundreds of delegates cheered when Northeast Ohio Evangelical Lutherans selected their first female bishop. Yet some churches refuse to ordain women, while others simply won't hire female ministers. This week, the local Catholic Diocese announced it would cluster churches because of shortages in the all-male priesthood.
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Guests: Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Rabbi Rosette Barron Haim,; Sr. Chris Schenk, Future Church; Dr. Howard Norton, professor of Bible, Harding University; Conrad Gromada, Ursuline College
Area parish decides altar-serving is for the boys
By Stephen P. Clark
The Advocate
Local Catholics Align with Others to Keep Parishes Open
By Charles A. Radin
Boston Globe
'Da Vinci Code' Film Vexes Opus Dei, Vatican
By Sylvia Poggioli
National Public Radio
Book's Empowering of Women Disputed
By Karen Rivers
South Bend Tribune
Closing Parishes among New Bishop's Challenges
By Joe Milicia
Associated Press Writer
"The Code": Mary Magdalaene — Apostle to the Apostles
By Ann Rodgers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Woman of Faith
By Gloria LaBounty
Sun Chronicle
The DaVinci Code does a disservice to Mary of Magdala
By Christine Schenk
National Catholic Register
Mary of Magdala in Fact and Fiction
By David Briggs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Woman of Faith
By Gloria LaBounty
Sun Chronicle News
Catholic Pilgrims Trace Role of Women in Early Church
National Public Radio
Cardinal: Gays shouldn't be priests
Cathleen Falsani
Chicago Sun Times
Old Time Religion
Stephanie Innes
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Catholic Heirarchy Taken to Task
Maria Armental
Morris County Daily Record
What the DaVinci Code Owes to Women
National Catholic Reporter (registration required)
Parish leaders may attain priesthood
Sydney Morning Herald
Catholics urged to stay vigilant in battle against child sex abuse
David Briggs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Australian
Catholic Church Divided Over Priestly Celibacy
Patrick Goodenough
CNSNews.com
Australian Bishops Support Optional Celibacy Discussion
Wagga Bishop backs marriage debate
Aust
Catholic bishop joins call for change in celibacy rules
Catholic
priests demand the right to marry
Linda Morris
Sydney Morning Herald
Priests'
plea to Pope: let us marry
Linda Morris
Sydney Morning Herald
Priests
may be assigned by regions
Dan Horn
Cincinnati Enquirer
Priests
and Marriage: Early Popes Had it Right
Dennis Kavanaugh
Celibacy
talks are favored
Michael Clancy
The Arizona Republic
Priests
seen as interested in discussing celibacy issue
By JAY TOKASZ
Buffalo News
Priests
responding to survey favor celibacy discussion
By DENNIS CODAY National Catholic Reporter
A
straight line to no more priests
National Catholic Reporter
3
new priests from Nigeria reflect U.S. Catholic trend
Arizona Daily Star (registration required)
Catholic
movement seeks to raise profile of Mary Magdalene
Bergen Record (registration required)
St.
Mary Magdala's feast day commemorated worldwide
National Catholic Reporter
A
studied peace: A new spirit moves formerly feuding biblical scholars
David Briggs, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
MSNBC
Celibacy in the Church: Deborah Norville Tonight
July 7 (transcript)
Denver,
Pueblo priests favor discussion of celibacy
Santa Fe New Mexican (registration required)
Voices raised
to question, challenge centuries-old dictate for Catholic Priests
Kentucky Post
Priests call
for debate about rule on celibacy
Cincinnati Post
Activists
tout their causes
Denver Post
Catholic laity needs a stronger voice in church decisions
Sister Christine Schenk
Priests surveyed on celibacy Most found to favor discussion of mandate
By TOM HEINEN, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Bible's Lost Stories
Barbara Kantrowitz and Anne Underwood, NEWSWEEK
Group to launch celibacy petition
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (Streaming video of the FutureChurch press conference on optional celibacy at the November 2003 meeting of U.S. Bishops).
Groups Say Priest Shortage Requires Change
Pittsburgh priest urges Vatican to make priestly celibacy optional
Women fill key roles in Catholic churches, feel strongly about participation
Ann Rodgers-Melnick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Provision Gives Hope to Priests who Married
Kim Kozlowski, The Detroit News
St. Mary of Magdala honored in Ames
Shirley Ragsdale, Des Moines Register
Church service to honor Mary: Role of women also promoted
Kevin Eigelbach, Cincinnati Post
Taking on the church
An Interview with Christine Schenk
Should Catholic priests marry? Scandal stirs debate on traditional church policy
Gloria Campisi, Philadelphia Daily News
Catholic Women Call for Radical Change Within
by Suzanne Batchelor, Women's enews
Out of the Depths: The Story Of Ludmila Javorova, Ordained Roman Catholic Priest
Book review by Arthur Jones, NCR