A Populist Threat Confronts the U.S. Catholic Church
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For years, Maria Aparecida Calazans was a mainstay at her Long Island church, joining dozens of fellow Brazilian immigrants for the Portuguese language Mass on Sunday mornings. (article 6)
Of the nation's 65 million Roman Catholics, 18 million are Latino, according to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, and they account for more than two-thirds of the new Catholics in the country since 1960. (article 7)
Only 14 percent of Catholics between 20 and 40 attend Mass at least weekly, according to a study by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostate at Georgetown University. (article 4)
Pope Benedict XVI warned Catholic educators yesterday that scholarly pursuit should not contradict the church's teachings, and that the identity and mission of Catholic colleges and universities are inextricably bound with the church. (article 1)
" In regard to faculty members at Catholic colleges universities, I wish to reaffirm the great value of academic freedom Benedict said in a widely anticipated address attended by several leaders from Boston-area colleges and universities. (article 1)
The school band is to play for Pope Benedict XVI when he arrives in New York on Friday, so the buzz of his first papal visit to the United States is also inescapable. (article 3)
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Source articles
- Pontiff tells Catholic educators not to stray from church (boston.com, 04/18/2008, 533 words)
- At University Visited by Pope, Students Find a Catholicism That’s ‘Not in Your Face’ (nytimes.com, 04/18/2008, 621 words)
- Wary Reception Among Muslims Who Recall Pontiff’s Remark About Muhammad (nytimes.com, 04/17/2008, 913 words)
- Benedict connects with American youth (sfgate.com, 04/19/2008, 896 words)
- As a 23-year-old American Catholic, I am afraid th... (USA Today, 04/17/2008, 494 words)
- A Populist Threat Confronts the U.S. Catholic Church (nytimes.com, 04/20/2008, 736 words)
- Pope Speaks Up for Immigrants, Touching a Nerve (nytimes.com, 04/20/2008, 1506 words)
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