Papacy

Within a few hours of the election of Pope Leo XIV and his masterful presentation of himself…

We are still in the early days of the pontificate of Leo XIV. No one who prognosticates…

One of the numerous pathologies infecting today’s communications ecosystem is Instant Analysis Syndrome, which has been raging…

By common consensus, Jorge ­Mario Cardinal Bergoglio won the papacy by means of an intervention he made…

As I write, the Chair of St. Peter sits empty. It’s difficult to assess the significance of…

History has demonstrated once again that those who enter the Sistine Chapel as “future popes” often leave…

The philosopher Michael Oakeshott, the leading conservative thinker of his generation, regarded politics with distaste; he voted…

The day the conclave opened, as the cardinals were swearing their solemn oath, I came upon a…

It is hard in these dark times not to think of the Book of Revelation. And yet,…

While waiting for news from the real-life conclave, the editors re-watch the 2024 feature film Conclave and…

I have few memories of the Church before Pope Francis. There were some conspiratorial warnings at a…

Last week, the nave of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was filled with transparent acrylic chairs, tightly…

Have there been too many papal canonizations this century? Popes John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul…

Does a conclave elect the man the Holy Spirit desires to lead the Church? History teaches that…

Because our government has increasingly undermined religious liberty and the protection of genuine human dignity, there has…