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Becoming Catholic in the Church of Francis
I have few memories of the Church before Pope Francis. There were some conspiratorial warnings at a…
The Conclave Is a Crossroads in History
Last week, the nave of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was filled with transparent acrylic chairs, tightly…
Let’s Not Canonize Any Popes for a While
Have there been too many papal canonizations this century? Popes John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul…
Ringing Out Hope in Nagasaki
The riddle of Japanese Catholicism has long fascinated me. At the end of World War II, Catholics…
The Cardinal Electors, Then and Now
Does a conclave elect the man the Holy Spirit desires to lead the Church? History teaches that…
New York Deserves Better than State-Sanctioned Suicide
Over the past two weeks, the world has witnessed a tremendous outpouring of love for Pope Francis,…
How the Next Pope Can Support Faithful Catholic Politicians
Because our government has increasingly undermined religious liberty and the protection of genuine human dignity, there has…
Letters from Rome 2025, No. 8—The Papal Interregnum
This will be the last in the papal interregnum series of Letters from Rome 2025. The conclave…
Putting an End to the Liturgy Wars
The memories are still vivid, even though it was a long time ago. Having been born in…
Letters from Rome 2025, No. 7—The Papal Interregnum
On the Eve of a Conclave of Great Consequence:Some Reflections by George Weigel While some of the…
Letters from Rome 2025, No. 6—The Papal Interregnum
The three essays in this sixth issue of Letters from Rome are thematically unified in that they…
The Next Pope Needs a Better China Policy
Reforming the Vatican’s policy on China should be a priority of the next papacy. The current approach…
Letters from Rome 2025, No. 5—The Papal Interregnum
Notes on the Real Roman Conversations by George Weigel Rome is always rife with rumors, never more…
Letters from Rome 2025, No. 4—The Papal Interregnum
Successor . . . to Whom? by George Weigel In the first days of discussion in the…
Song of Thanksgiving
On the cover of Nicholas Chong’s new book, The Catholic Beethoven, the skies are blue. That in…
