The Chilean Bishops Crisis

by Philip Lawler

With the mass resignation of 34 Chilean bishops, we have reached the decisive moment of the Francis pontificate. Continue Reading »

22 May 2018

The Letter American Bishops Should Write

by Francis X. Maier

A German bishop recently proposed that the Church hold blessing ceremonies for same-sex marriages.  Continue Reading »

31 Jan 2018

Betsy DeVos and the Bishops

by Thomas G. Guarino

Betsy DeVos is reforming the process for handling campus rape accusations. The Dallas Charter—the guidelines for dealing with priestly sexual abuse—is in similar need of reform. Continue Reading »

8 Dec 2017

Pope Francis and the Youth

by P. J. Smith

The preparatory document for the 2018 Synod on Young People ignores the many young Catholics today who are hungry for tradition and beauty.  Continue Reading »

27 Nov 2017

A Hillarian Lesson for Church Leaders

by George Weigel

Hillary Clinton still doesn’t get that she was the reason she lost. Continue Reading »

17 May 2017

Hey, Joe!

by Carl R. Trueman

All American Christians need the Roman Catholic bishops to take a strong, public stand against politicians like Joe Biden who openly mock the teaching of the Church to which they claim to belong. Continue Reading »

12 Aug 2016

European Reconciliation

by Filip Mazurczak

Currently, visitors to the Vatican Museums in Rome have the opportunity to visit an exhibition devoted to Cardinal Bolesław Kominek (1903-1974), aptly titled “Europe’s Forgotten Founding Father.” The author of the “Pastoral Letter of the Polish Bishops to Their German Brothers,” sent . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Nov 2015

Synod on the Family

by R. R. Reno

The following is a preview segment of R. R. Reno's “The Public Square” from our upcoming November issue. Another segment can be found here. A group of bishops from around the world gathers in Rome this week. The synod’s topic is the family. But the underlying issue is . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2015

Deutsche Kirche, Inc.

by Hans Feichtinger

In the run-up to this fall’s Synod on the Family, we’ve been hearing a lot from the German bishops. They argue that church teaching and discipline must be informed by Lebenswirklichkeit, the reality of life. The Church should engage “the reality of human beings and of the world,” they say, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2015

An Appeal

by David S. Crawford and Stephan Kampowski

An Instrumentum laboris (working paper) was prepared for the XIV Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and published on June 23, 2015. It covers a range of topics germane to the Synod’s theme of the family. Paragraph 137 addresses a key document of the modern Magisterium, Humanae Vitae, in a . . . . Continue Reading »

10 Sep 2015