Carrie Gress, Freelance Journalist Profile

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Chicago Archdiocese reinstates priest to ministry after abuse investigation

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Daniel Payne |Carrie Gress

Chicago, Ill., Mar 31, 2021 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- Amid a plan to merge and close dozens of parishes, the Archdiocese of Chicago has disproportionately closed parishes that minister to black Catholics due to low attendance, according to an archdiocesan official.
Our Latest Guide: Living Easter

2 weeks ago | eppc.org | Carrie Gress |Noelle Mering |George Weigel |Rachel Morrison

Published April 10, 2025 Theology of Home Our Easter guide features: • Delicious Easter recipes • How to source and create stunning artwork for your home • Readings on Sabbath rest and Easter florals • A fascinating look at Semana Santa (Holy Week) traditions in Spain and Guatamala • A perfect seasonal playlist for your spring! Carrie Gress, Ph.D., is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she co-directs EPPC’s Theology of Home Project. She earned her doctorate in philosophy...
Catholic leaders warn of opposition to Christian burials and religious practices in India

3 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Anto Akkara |Carrie Gress

Christian families displaced by the violence in India’s Odisha state in 2008. / Credit: Aid to the Church in NeedBangalore, India, Mar 31, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A team of half a dozen Catholic nuns and lawyers have warned of increasing incidents of opposition to Christian funerals and hate campaigns against the Christian community in an eastern Indian state. The group sounded the alarm after making a fact-finding visit to several remote areas under the Balasore Diocese in the state of Odisha.
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of March

1 month ago | catholicworldreport.com | Francesca Pollio Fenton |Carrie Gress

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of March By Francesca Pollio Fenton for CNA Pope Francis prays during Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican MediaCNA Staff, Mar 4, 2025 / 13:10 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of March is for families in crisis.
On IVF, Trump’s team should proceed with extreme caution

1 month ago | eppc.org | Carter Snead |Yuval Levin |Carrie Gress |Patrick Brown

Published February 24, 2025 The Hill During the 2024 election campaign, President Trump and other Republicans on Capitol Hill expressed strong support for in vitro fertilization as an important tool in forming families.
How Trans Ideology Took America by Storm

1 month ago | eppc.org | Ryan Anderson |Carter Snead |Carrie Gress |Patrick Brown

Published February 24, 2025 Thomas D.
EPPC Files Amicus Brief Defending Religious Employer’s Right to Faith-Based Hiring - Ethics & Public Policy Center

1 month ago | eppc.org | Eric Kniffin |Carter Snead |Carrie Gress |Patrick Brown

Published February 3, 2025 PDF On February 3, 2025, EPPC fellow Eric Kniffin filed a Ninth Circuit amicus brief in Union Gospel Mission v. Ferguson to argue for a religious employer’s right to use faith-based criteria in its hiring decisions.
Human Battery Hens

2 months ago | eppc.org | Carl R. Trueman |Carter Snead |Carrie Gress |Patrick Brown

Published February 20, 2025 First Things Britain’s Daily Mail recently reported how around one hundred young Thai women were kept against their will, pumped full of hormones, and subjected to having their eggs forcibly harvested every month, to be sold on the black market by Chinese criminals.
Revisiting Pope Francis’ Presidential Rebuke

2 months ago | eppc.org | Francis X. Maier |Carter Snead |Carrie Gress |Patrick Brown

Published February 20, 2025 Wall Street Journal Father Raymond de Souza makes fine points in his piece “The Pope vs. JD Vance on Immigration” (Houses of Worship, Feb. 14). But the topic warrants additional consideration. First, the Catholic Church has a preferential option for the poor, including immigrants, and especially the persecuted.
The Secret Lives of Nations

2 months ago | eppc.org | Stephen White |Carter Snead |Carrie Gress |Patrick Brown

Published February 20, 2025 The Catholic Thing In 2026, the United States will celebrate our semiquincentennial; 250 years is a long time in terms of one human life. But it is not so very long a lifespan for a people, a nation.