“Synodality” and the Rome Abuse Summit
by George WeigelThere is no single reform template that will address different forms of clerical sexual misconduct in quite diverse circumstances Continue Reading »
There is no single reform template that will address different forms of clerical sexual misconduct in quite diverse circumstances Continue Reading »
A tough year lies ahead. Yet Christ, risen and triumphant, remains present and available in the Eucharist. Continue Reading »
We’re called to love all people according to their station. That goes for the pope, whoever he may be and whatever he may do. Continue Reading »
By canonizing John XXIII, John Paul II, and Paul VI, Pope Francis is embracing Vatican II and the changes it wrought. Continue Reading »
The Making of Martin Luther by richard rex princeton, 296 pages, $27.95 1517: Martin Luther and the Invention of the Reformation by peter marshall oxford, 278 pages, $24.95 A World Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation by craig harline oxford, 312 pages, . . . . Continue Reading »
Six months after he was elected to the Chair of Peter, Pope Francis made one of the most provocative statements of his five-year pontificate. Asked by the Italian Jesuit Antonio Spadaro what the church (small c) most needs at this point in her history, he replied that he sees the church as a field . . . . Continue Reading »
To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism by ross douthat simon and schuster, 256 pages, $26 It is beyond question that the Roman Catholic Church is currently in the throes of one of the greatest crises in its two-millennium history. In human terms, its future might be . . . . Continue Reading »
On Thursday, the CDF released a letter to the Catholic bishops of the world entitled Placuit Deo. Continue Reading »
German bishops have announced that, in the future, non-Catholics attending Mass with their Catholic spouses could be admitted to communion. Continue Reading »
Lessons in Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul IIby george weigelbasic, 368 pages, $32 Czesław Miłosz once said that, in terms of moral grandeur and personal presence, St. John Paul II could have been one of Shakespeare’s kings. No less a judge than Joseph Ratzinger noted that it was . . . . Continue Reading »