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Pope of Ambiguity
One of the constants of the Franciscan pontificate was the favor with which he was treated by the secular English-speaking media. Alongside the tributes that international diplomacy requires, we...
Why are Catholic Academics Supporting the Four Cardinals?
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a score of Catholic academics and pastors—of whom I am one—spoke out, in an open letter, in support of the “Four Cardinals”...