Early this morning, some Catholic men entered St. Maria in Traspontina, near the Vatican, grabbed several of the ugly wooden fertility statues folks have identified as the Andean fertility goddess and pan-amazonian Mother Earth icon Pachamama, and tossed them into …
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1P5 Minute – June 14, 2018: The Francis Effect in Real Numbers
The Vatican just released some data about growth in the Church over the past few years, and the results aren’t promising. Steve talks about the numbers in this edition of the 1P5 Minute. Original Vatican data available here. (Sorry, only …
1P5 Minute – June 11, 2018: Bishop Barros is Finally Gone
The pope has finally accepted the resignation of Bishop Juan Barros, his apointee to run the Diocese of Osorno in Chile, who has been accused for years of being complicit in clerical sexual abuse. But it wasn’t an easy path …
1P5 Minute – Archbishop Héctor Aguer
Today we’re trying out a new video format. Called the “1P5 Minute” it’s a short, informative breakdown on a big story we’re currently working on. (Would love for it to be an actual minute, but I just couldn’t cut any …