A Somber Anniversary
by George WeigelThe mood in and around Vatican City before, during, and after the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’s election was more somber than festive. Continue Reading »
Ten Years of Pope Francis
by Dan HitchensIts legacy can be simply summarized: ten years which have destroyed a great deal and created almost nothing. Continue Reading »
Letters from Rome: #5
by George WeigelThe embodiment of Catholic fearlessness, Cardinal George Pell, has gone to his eternal reward. Those of us who loved him, and especially those of us fortunate enough to have collaborated with him, must now live that fearlessness and call others to it. Continue Reading »
The German Crisis, the World Church, and Pope Francis
by George WeigelGerman Catholicism is often said to be in a de facto schism. That is an inadequate description. The German Catholicism manifest in the documents of the Synodal Path is in apostasy. Continue Reading »
The G20 Gets Religion
by Mary Ann GlendonThe two days of discussions began with a frank acknowledgment that religion has all too often been a source of, or a pretext for, conflict in today’s increasingly interdependent world. Continue Reading »
Confusion and Its Cost
by Francis X. MaierOne of the lessons taught by the past is that conflict in matters of faith, at both the personal and cultural levels, can have the effect of a wrecking ball. Continue Reading »
Bishops As Bureaucrats?
by Thomas G. GuarinoWe 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 »
Three Pontificates and Vatican II
by George WeigelIn To Sanctify the World, I suggest that the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI should be understood as one, continuous, thirty-five-year arc of conciliar interpretation. Continue Reading »
Evangelization: What and When?
by George WeigelSurveying the world Catholic scene today, there are several questions to be settled, if evangelization is to be fruitful in drawing others to, or back to, Christ. Continue Reading »
Finding the Bishops We Need
by George WeigelLay Catholics can be helpful in identifying potential bishops with the apostolic zeal, and with the personal qualities and skills needed to be a leader whom others are eager to follow. Continue Reading »
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