Pope Francis

What Happens in Germany

The resolution of the intercommunion question in Germany will have far-reaching consequences in the Church. Continue Reading »

23 May 2018

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

If Only Francis Were Luther!

by Carl R. Trueman

Roman Catholics should worry less about Pope Francis's resemblance to Luther and more about his resemblance to Erasmus. Continue Reading »

21 May 2018

Making a Diverse College of Cardinals Work

by George Weigel

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a diverse College of Cardinals? Continue Reading »

2 May 2018

Six months after he was elected to the Chair of Peter, Pope Francis made one of the most provocative statements of his five-year pontificate. Asked by the Italian Jesuit Antonio Spadaro what the church (small c) most needs at this point in her history, he replied that he sees the church as a field . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2018

An Ambiguous Exhortation

by Dan Hitchens

The apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate, for all its strengths, adds to the ambiguities of Pope Francis’s papacy. Continue Reading »

12 Apr 2018

Hell Yes

by Peter J. Leithart

Pope Francis allegedly declared recently that there is no such thing as Hell—only the annihilation of souls. Continue Reading »

6 Apr 2018

A Church in Doubt

by Richard Rex

To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism by ross douthat simon and schuster, 256 pages, $26 It is beyond question that the Roman Catholic Church is currently in the throes of one of the greatest crises in its two-millennium history. In human terms, its future might be . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2018