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

Thoughts on Power and Authority

2 weeks 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.
Long drives and short homilies: How Father Bob became Pope Leo

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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

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

3 weeks 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

3 weeks 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

3 weeks 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?

4 weeks 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

4 weeks 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

4 weeks 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.