Katherine Kelaidis

2 weeks ago | vox.com | Katherine Kelaidis

For over six decades, the “religious right” in America was boomer “Christian nationalism,” straight out of The Handmaid’s Tale. It was about “keeping God in the schools” and the National Prayer Breakfast. It was traditionalist, mindful of theology, and, well, theocratic, which is to say it wanted to take the standards of a religious tradition and apply them to the secular law. They wanted the books of Scripture to replace the statute books.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Katherine Kelaidis

The first American pope – Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV – has been elected, a mere 249 years after the founding of the nation. Source link

1 month ago | vox.com | Katherine Kelaidis

The first American pope — Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV — has been elected, a mere 249 years after the founding of the nation. Though Prevost had been occasionally floated as an outside contender in recent days, he was not among the top candidates, who were widely seen to be Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle from the Philippines or Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Katherine Kelaidis

6 hours agoCardinal Robert Prevost becomes the first American pope, choosing the name Leo XIVVATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, becoming the first pontiff from the United States. He chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

1 month ago | slate.com | Katherine Kelaidis

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