A new survey finds that Catholics in the US are making up their own minds about social and moral concerns. As one of the authors of the survey, William D’Antonio, said, American Catholics like being Catholic but they like to do it on their own terms.

Catholic Charities in Illinois refuses to accept same-sex and unmarried couples for adoption or foster parenting. The state recognizes civil unions, and it wants to withdraw the charity's funding for such placements.

Watch excerpts from potential GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s June 3, 2011 speech to the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Washington.

The Republican victories this week were also a victory for the Christian right, says University of West Georgia history professor Daniel K. Williams.

Join our discussion of the most anticipated religion and ethics news stories in the year to come.

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly's Kim Lawton highlights some of the key religion news stories from the past year in this special annual feature.

Roman Catholic Archbishop Donald Wuerl discusses the DC City Council’s December 1 vote on gay marriage and how that may affect his church’s social service and charity work.

A religion reporter and a political analyst discuss the president's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court and the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 banning gay marriage.

The issue of same sex marriage has divided not just society at large, says Mormon church scholar Bob Rees. "It's divided churches, it's divided families, and some individuals are divided within themselves."

Read more of the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly interviews about same-sex marriage with three Presbyterian ministers in California.