Archbishop Fernández and the Learning Curve

by George Weigel

Archbishop Fernández is no Joseph Ratzinger in either theological heft or in his relationship to the pope he will serve. Continue Reading »

23 Aug 2023

The Vatican’s China Deal Unravels Further

by George Weigel

There are few enthusiasts for the current China policy in the College of Cardinals. It is a failure that is damaging the Church’s moral authority and witness. Continue Reading »

16 Aug 2023

Archbishop Fernandez, Preacher of Chaos

by Dan Hitchens

Archbishop Fernández's appointment to Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is a terrifyingly bad joke—in some ways the culmination of the decade-long tragicomedy of this pontificate. Continue Reading »

6 Jul 2023

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