Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Current Crisis
The outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War caused the premature suspension of the First Vatican Council on October…
An Appeal to the Cardinals of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis has revised the Catechism of the Catholic Church to read, “the death penalty is inadmissible…
On Hot Takes and Hohenstaufen Emperors
In this series, the First Things junior fellows share mini-essays on their current reading endeavors. Ramona TauszAssistant Editor Prior…
WYD-1993: The Turning Point
On this twenty-fifth anniversary of World Youth Day in Denver, I can’t help sharing one of my…
An Open Letter from Young Catholics
Archbishop McCarrick’s predatory career would not have been possible without the culpable silence or active complicity of…
Providential Transfiguration
On August 6, 1964, the Feast of the Transfiguration, Pope Paul VI issued his first encyclical, Ecclesiam…
Pope Francis and Capital Punishment
In a move that should surprise no one, Pope Francis has once again appeared to contradict two…
The Miracles of Judas
On a recent Sunday at Mass, I heard again the words of Mark’s gospel in which Jesus…
An Invitation to the Laity
My Fellow Catholics, On July 28, I sent the letter below to my bishop, the Most Reverend…
The Hidden Splendor of the Church
Since June 20, revelations of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s long history of preying sexually on young men, including…
That Most Prophetic Letter
Since Pope (soon to be Saint) Paul VI published Humanae Vitae fifty years ago this week, that…
Affirming and Celebrating Humanae Vitae
July 25 is the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical on the integrity of…
Promoting Predators
What did the American bishops know, and when did they know it? This is the question everyone…
The Problem of Sexually Active Priests
A “credible and substantiated” allegation of sexual abuse of a minor against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, new details…
Poland’s Christian Migrants
Across the West, an electoral backlash against large-scale immigration has contributed to the successes of populist movements…
