Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Jayd Henricks to talk about his two online articles, “Pope Francis Does not Understand the American Church” from June 2022 and “Why Does the Pope Dislike Me?” from August 2023. Continue Reading »
Archbishop Fernández is no Joseph Ratzinger in either theological heft or in his relationship to the pope he will serve. Continue Reading »
There are few enthusiasts for the current China policy in the College of Cardinals. It is a failure that is damaging the Church’s moral authority and witness. Continue Reading »
Archbishop Fernández's appointment to Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is a terrifyingly bad joke—in some ways the culmination of the decade-long tragicomedy of this pontificate. Continue Reading »
The mood in and around Vatican City before, during, and after the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’s election was more somber than festive. Continue Reading »
George Pell was a courageous man who “en-couraged” others—who gave others courage, or, perhaps better, drew out of others the courage they did not know lay within them. Continue Reading »
Religious freedom for the underground Catholic Church in China is under siege, and will likely collapse soon if nothing is done. Continue Reading »
Shia LaBeouf speaks with raw, unassuming language about the transforming grace of conversion. The actor is drawn to the old Mass because of its intrinsic merits. Continue Reading »
By allowing lies, calumnies, and Kremlin propaganda to be issued in his name, Archbishop Viganò has written the obituary for what remained of his once-considerable religious and moral authority. Continue Reading »
As the Church enters Lent 2022, it is well to reflect on and pray over the Catholic understanding that doctrine is light, powerful, and liberating, which some parts of the world Church seem to have forgotten. Continue Reading »
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