Ruth Graham

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National Correspondent at The New York Times

National correspondent at The New York Times covering religion, faith and values. No relation. [email protected]

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Articles

'Viva Papa Leo!' At U.S. Masses, Dawn of Homegrown Pope Brings an Air of Electricity.

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Ruth Graham

In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope Leo. "We are the home parish of the pope!" said the Rev. Gosbert Rwezahura of Christ Our Savior Parish in South Holland, Ill. Credit... Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times The Rev. Gosbert Rwezahura opened Mass on Sunday morning by saying what everyone in the pews was thinking. "Habemus papam!" he exclaimed at Christ Our Savior Parish in South Holland, Ill.
Pope’s Childhood in a Changing Chicago Tells a Story of Catholic America

4 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Ruth Graham |Julie Bosman

Share Before he was Pope Leo XIV, or even Father Bob, he was the youngest of the three Prevost boys in the pews at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish on the far edge of Chicago’s southern border.The parish was bustling when the future pope and his family were parishioners there in the 1950s and ’60s. All three brothers attended elementary school at the parish school.
Pope's Childhood in a Changing Chicago Tells a Story of Catholic America

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Ruth Graham |Julie Bosman

The pope grew up in a Catholic enclave on Chicago's South Side. That community is gone now. The former St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV's childhood parish. Credit... Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times Before he was Pope Leo XIV, or even Father Bob, he was the youngest of the three Prevost boys in the pews at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish on the far edge of Chicago's southern border.
¿Qué hará el Papa León XIV ante la creciente derecha de la Iglesia estadounidense?

5 days ago | clarin.com | Ruth Graham

Los últimos meses para los católicos estadounidenses han sido un reflejo del ascenso de la derecha católica. En enero, un desfile de poder católico de derecha comenzó a inundar el renovado Washington del presidente Trump. Apenas unas semanas después, se produjo la hospitalización y el declive del Papa Francisco, quien a menudo parecía ser el único que ofrecía una visión diferente de la influencia cristiana global.
Pope Leo XIV, First American Pontiff, Will Face a Fractured American Church

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Ruth Graham

Pope Leo's relationship with the ascendant Catholic right in the U.S. could be a prominent issue in his papacy. "Peace be with you all," Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, said from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. Credit... Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Pope Leo's relationship with the ascendant Catholic right in the U.S. could be a prominent issue in his papacy.
New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Ruth Graham

The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is investigating. The secrecy of the confessional in the Roman Catholic Church is so sacrosanct that any priest who violates it is automatically excommunicated. In Washington State, a new law requiring clergy to break the seal when child abuse has been revealed has kindled a heated battle involving the state, the Roman Catholic Church and the Justice Department.
'The Only Person in the World Claiming to Be the Pope Right Now'

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ruth Graham

It's Danny Kind, and he's not even Catholic. But he's in a college class that simulated the conclave of 1492. (There were costumes, bribes and Oreos.) Of all the contenders to be the next pope, Danny Kind might not be an obvious choice. His shaggy hair is tinted green, and the other day he was wearing a Korn T-shirt under his ceremonial robes. "I'm an Ashkenazi Jew from Orlando, so I'm not very Catholic," he said. There's also that.
After Pope Francis, Progressive Christians Feel Vulnerable

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham

Catholics and Protestants who saw Pope Francis as a guiding moral figure are losing their voice. For 12 years, Pope Francis was the most powerful Christian on the world stage, using his voice to elevate the poor and the marginalized. Millions of progressive Christians in the United States, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, considered him to be a powerful counterweight to a rising conservative Christian power. He was the magnetic center for their values.
Pope Francis’ legacy in the US: A more open, and then divided, church

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham

Months into his papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was asked about gay priests, and he responded, “Who am I to judge?” Across the United States, Catholics and non-Catholics alike took a collective gasp. For years the Roman Catholic Church in the United States had deeply aligned with the religious right in fierce conflicts over issues like abortion, same-sex marriage, and contraception. But Francis wanted a church “with doors always wide open,” as he said in his first apostolic exhortation.
Pope Francis’ Legacy in the U.S.: A More Open, and Then Divided, Church

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham

Share Months into his papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was asked about gay priests, and he responded, “Who am I to judge?” Across the United States, Catholics and non-Catholics alike took a collective gasp.For years the Roman Catholic Church in the United States had deeply aligned with the religious right in fierce conflicts over issues like abortion, gay marriage and contraception.