Aaron Schrank

Aaron Schrank writes for Religion News Service.

Articles by Aaron Schrank

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Catholics split on proposed gay Boy Scouts change

May 16, 2013 by Aaron Schrank

c. 2013 Religion News Service

    (RNS) Paul Sefranek is a lifelong Roman Catholic and a long-serving volunteer in the Boy Scouts of America -- two parts of his identity that have always been in harmony.

    Until now.

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Bishops for gun control undercut by ‘Catholic NRA’

Apr 11, 2013 by Aaron Schrank

Before the U.S. Senate failed April 17 to gain enough backing to pass a gun control bill, Catholic bishops joined other religious leaders in pushing for reform via e-mail blasts and Senate Judiciary Committee testimony.

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Dwindling Catholic schools see future in Latino students

Feb 28, 2013 by Aaron Schrank

c. 2013 Religion News Service

LOS ANGELES (RNS) Martha Rodriguez always thought Catholic school was expensive and out of reach -- not a place for her kids. But when the time came to send her daughter to the same public middle school she'd struggled at decades earlier, Rodriguez decided to check out what the church had to offer.