Pope

Cleaning Up the Pope’s Mess

The next pope’s task will be daunting, but he would do well, as he emerges from the Sistine Chapel, to keep first principles in mind: Protect the faith. Continue Reading »

28 Sep 2023

Critics, Enemies, and the Difference

by Francis X. Maier

Critics are not always enemies. Some speak out of love, even when their words are heated. Continue Reading »

21 Aug 2023

On the Death of Benedict XVI

by Martin Mosebach

The “hermeneutic of continuity” might have remained on the level of theory, had Benedict XVI not drawn from it one practical consequence. Continue Reading »

13 Jan 2023

Bishops As Bureaucrats?

by Thomas G. Guarino

We have briefly reviewed the issue of papal/episcopal jurisdiction in order to think about Pope Francis’s removal of the bishop of Arecibo. Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2022

A vignette from Victorian England offers a good starting point for thinking about the current state of the Western civilizational project. The place: the village of Olton in England’s West Midlands. The date: October 2, 1873. The occasion: the dedication of a new Catholic seminary, St. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2022

Ratzinger After Vatican II

by Jean Duchesne

Ever since the ’60s, the theologian-pope has argued that the Church should make the most of contemporary culture. Continue Reading »

6 Dec 2021

Signs of Hope in Budapest

by Gladden J. Pappin

The International Eucharistic Congress was a statement about the rebirth of Hungary and the persistence of faith. Continue Reading »

15 Sep 2021

Pope Francis Needs to Say “No”

by Christopher Ruddy

The Church is bound—and liberated—by her apostolic faith. The Pope, as the visible source and foundation of unity, must hold fast to that faith. Continue Reading »

1 Jul 2021