Elizabeth Dias

Washington, D.C.

National Correspondent, Religion and Politics at The New York Times

National Correspondent @NYTimes covering faith & politics, so you *can* discuss both at family dinners. email me: [email protected]

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The New York Times -artikkeli | "Saarnan pitää olla lyhyt ja ytimekäs, kuin minihame" - vanha nainen ennusti paavin tulevaisuuden oikein

1 week ago | ksml.fi | Jason Horowitz |Julie Bosman |Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham |Simon Romero |Mitra Taj

Näin isä Bobista tuli paavi Leo. Isä Robert Prevost käski perulaisia sotilaita perääntymään. Oli 1990-luvun puoliväli. Vahvasti aseistautuneet sotilasjoukot olivat pysäyttäneet minibussin ja nousseet sen kyytiin. Bussissa oli yhdysvaltalainen katolilainen pappi Prevost ja joukko nuoria perulaisia seminaarilaisia.
Southern Baptists to vote on effort to overturn same-sex marriage

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Elizabeth Dias

Conservative Christian activists hope to build on their movement’s success in overturning Roe v. Wade, the now-defunct Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion, in 2022, and to apply the legal and political strategies that proved effective for that victory. Public support for legal same-sex marriage remains high, with more than two-thirds of American adults supporting it. As with abortion, activists hope to gain political power despite their minority viewpoints.
Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Dias

Motivated by their success in reversing Roe v. Wade, conservative Christian activists have a new target in Obergefell v. Hodges. They see early signs of promise. Southern Baptists plan to vote this week on acting to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage 10 years ago this month.
Thoughts on Power and Authority

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ruth Graham |Elizabeth Dias |Jason Horowitz

"There is no room in Augustine's concept of authority for one who is self-seeking and in search of power over others," he wrote in the 167-page text. Almost 40 years ago, an American graduate student in Rome was closely examining the question of what it meant to be a wise and effective leader in the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo Meets With JD Vance as U.S. Right Hopes for Better Relations

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Dias

The talks took place as some on the American Right who had clashed with Pope Francis, Leo's predecessor, seek better ties with the papacy. Pope Leo XIV met with Vice President JD Vance for a closed-door meeting at the Vatican on Monday morning, the first private talks between America's two most high-profile Catholics since the new pontiff was elected.
JD Vance Returns to the Vatican, a Potential Reset for the American Right

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Elizabeth Dias

NowRome CNN — Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, will be formally inaugurated as the 267th pontiff Sunday during a special Mass in St. Peter’s Square attended by world leaders, royalty, and thousands of believers. The May 18 service will be rich in symbolism and include the formal bestowing on Leo …
JD Vance Returns to the Vatican, a Potential Reset for the American Right

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Dias

The cardinals' selection of Pope Leo tests the strained relationship between the bishop of Rome and conservative Catholics. The announcement that Vice President JD Vance would attend Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass included a simple line. "Pope Leo XIV is the first American Pope. Vice President Vance is the first Catholic convert to serve as Vice President," the White House notice said. It was neutral, yet telling.
Long drives and short homilies: How Father Bob became Pope Leo

1 month ago | spokesman.com | Jason Horowitz |Julie Bosman |Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham

VATICAN CITY — Father Robert Prevost told the Peruvian soldiers to back off. It was the mid-1990s, and the troops, armed to the teeth, had stopped and boarded a minibus carrying the American priest and a group of young Peruvian seminarians. The soldiers tried to forcibly recruit the men. Citing a law that exempted clerics from military service, Prevost told the soldiers, “No, these young men are going to be priests; they cannot go to the barracks,” said the Rev.
Cómo el padre Bob se convirtió en el papa León XIV

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jason Horowitz |Julie Bosman |Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham |Simon Romero |Mitra Taj

Un currículum de profunda educación religiosa, experiencia pastoral de primera línea, gestión parroquial y de gobierno del Vaticano -junto con un empujoncito del papa Francisco- pusieron a Robert Prevost en la vía rápida. Una fotografía sin fecha de Robert Prevost, ahora papa León XIV. Credit...
How Father Bob Became Pope Leo

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jason Horowitz |Julie Bosman |Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham |Simon Romero |Mitra Taj

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance - along with a nudge from Pope Francis - put Robert Prevost on the fast track. An undated photograph of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. Credit...