A Somber Anniversary

by George Weigel

The 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 »

15 Mar 2023

Cardinal George Pell: The Encourager

by George Weigel

George Pell was a courageous man who “en-couraged” others—who gave others courage, or, perhaps better, drew out of others the courage they did not know lay within them. Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2023

The Persecution of Cardinal Zen

by Sean Nelson

Religious freedom for the underground Catholic Church in China is under siege, and will likely collapse soon if nothing is done. Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2022

Padre Pio Saved My Life

by Jayd Henricks

Shia LaBeouf speaks with raw, unassuming language about the transforming grace of conversion. The actor is drawn to the old Mass because of its intrinsic merits.  Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2022

Archbishop Viganò and Colonel Grace-Groundling-Marchpole

by George Weigel

By allowing lies, calumnies, and Kremlin propaganda to be issued in his name, Archbishop Viganò has written the obituary for what remained of his once-considerable religious and moral authority.  Continue Reading »

16 Mar 2022

Lent, Gianlorenzo Bernini, and the Liberating Lightness of Truth

by George Weigel

As the Church enters Lent 2022, it is well to reflect on and pray over the Catholic understanding that doctrine is light, powerful, and liberating, which some parts of the world Church seem to have forgotten. Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2022

Briefly Noted

by Various

From the opening declaration that “biblical interpretation is not a historical discipline,” it is clear that Hans Boersma is addressing scholars committed to viewing the Bible as Scripture. Many biblical scholars do not share this commitment, and many who do were not trained in graduate school . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2022

Undercutting Vatican II to Defend Vatican II?

by George Weigel

The overbearing micro-management of the Traditional Latin Mass comes perilously close to undercutting the teaching on episcopal authority laid down by the very council Traditionis Custodes and Archbishop Roche claim to defend.  Continue Reading »

9 Feb 2022

The Vatican’s Unread Newspaper and the U.S. Bishops

by George Weigel

The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, claims that the USCCB has made no mention of prohibiting Communion to pro-abortion politicians. This simply is not true. Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2021

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