Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope on May 8, becoming the first American pope in the 2000-year history of the Catholic Church. He is also considered a cardinal of Latin America because he spent many years as a missionary in Peru, eventually becoming a citizen there. The 69-year-old new pontiff chose the name Leo XIV. Continue reading Duquesne community reacts to Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff
Colleen Hammond | news editor 10/29/2020 On Tuesday, Oct. 20, a new, exclusive documentary on the life and papacy of Pope Francis was released in which his holiness publicly advocated for same-sex civil unions for the first time. While Pope Francis’s statement did not advocate for gay marriage, he did state his support of “legal civil unions.” Through this process, he noted the desire … Continue reading LGBTQ+ students call for inclusion after Pope Francis’ statement
2/13/20 Colleen Hammond | Opinions Editor As a result of the Jan. 28 federal court ruling, Duquesne University is not required to permit unionization for adjunct professors. In defense of their anti-union stance, the university cited a deep need for religious liberty. The university’s central defense was that being forced to allow the adjuncts to unionize, would be an infringement on the school’s First Amendment … Continue reading National Catholic Register calls out Duquesne
Kailey Love | Managing Editor 08/23/18 In the era of the #MeToo movement, holding the perpetrators of sexual abuse accountable has been thrust to the frontlines of international attention and debate. On August 14, a grand jury in Pennsylvania released 877 pages of allegations to demand such accountability, following its sweeping investigation of the child sex abuse scandals that occurred throughout the Catholic dioceses of … Continue reading Grand jury report makes waves in Catholic dioceses
08/23/2018 Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor Following the release of a report detailing sexual abuse by about 300 priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses — including Pittsburgh — shocked readers far and wide have searched for some sort of explanation amid the fallout. There is no way to rationalize the horrors that yielded more than 1,000 child victims over the span of several decades, but on … Continue reading Sex abuse scandal exposes toxic power structure
02/01/2018 By Rachel Pierce | Staff Writer The Catholic Church is going out of business. The steep decline in attendance has left leaders desperate to pull more members, particularly amongst millennials. However, Pope Francis’s comments in Chile only pushed them farther away. According to TIME, Juan Barros was appointed as head of the diocese in Osorno, Southern Chile by Pope Francis in 2015. Though there … Continue reading Pope criticized for defending sex abuse scandal
Kaye Burnet | Staff Writer 10/19/17 The late Catholic Cardinal John Henry Newman was many things — an Anglican priest, a Catholic convert, a poet, a lecturer and if his 40 published books and roughly 21,000 remaining letters are any indication, a prolific writer. When he died in 1890 at age 89, he left behind a vast collected of unpublished letters, notes, photographs and other … Continue reading Duquesne helps with archiving of Blessed John Newman’s work
By: Duke Staff Almost 28 years ago, the Duquesne University Student Government Association shut down The Duke for publishing contraception counseling advertisements through the Family Health Council. While the situation was eventually resolved, it is a good reminder that, as a Catholic university, Duquesne sometimes struggles to balance its religious identity with its place as a multicultural American university campus. The 1989 shutdown of The … Continue reading Duquesne’s Catholic tolerance comes long way
By Duke Staff Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis was elected as the Pope to the Catholic Church nearly seven months ago. In his time as head of the Vatican, Pope Francis has been proclaimed by many as “The People’s Pope” due to his radical changes that go against traditional standings. Examples of him going against the grain are him refusing to wear the legendary … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Pope brings change to the Church
By Robyn Rudish-Laning | Editor-in-Chief Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement on Feb. 11 that he would be leaving his place at the helm of the Catholic Church sparked worldwide speculation and left many Catholics alarmed and confused. In the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, only four other popes have resigned, the last coming 598 years ago. Who is Pope Benedict XVI? Joseph Ratzinger, of Bavaria, … Continue reading Pope Benedict XVI first to resign in nearly 600 years
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