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

The Pope We All Need

by George Weigel

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

Why There Is Only One Pope

by Gerhard Ludwig Müller

The Bishop of Rome as successor of Peter constitutes the principle of unity, which can only be realized by one person. Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2021

The Next Pope and Vatican II

by George Weigel

The Catholicism with a future is the Catholicism of the Second Vatican Council. Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2020

The Next Pope and the Great Commission

by George Weigel

Recent papal history suggests that certain qualities are needed in the Bishop of Rome at this turbulent period in history.  Continue Reading »

8 Jul 2020

Young Pius

by Ulrich L. Lehner

Books like this are rare. The Pope Who Would Be King is one of the few publications that has made me commit a mortal sin—that of envy. I wish I could tell a story in such a colorful and lively way. Unlike David Kertzer’s tendentious works on Pius XI and Mussolini, I found myself . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2020

Churchmanship

by George Weigel

“Churchmanship” connotes a crucial truth: The Church is Christ’s, not ours. Continue Reading »

18 Mar 2020