Cardinal Pell Represents the Life of the Church in Our Age
COMMENTARY: The cardinal, who turns 80 June 8, is a welcome presence in Rome these days.
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2023 Synod on Synodality: A Process About Processes
COMMENTARY: The protracted ‘synod on holding synods’ runs a grave risk of diverting the Church’s energies from the mission field to the sacristy.
‘Into the Deepak’: Vatican Conference Gives Forum to Chelsea Clinton, Dr. Oz and Jane Goodall, as Germany’s Catholic Bishops Choose to Ignore Pope Francis
COMMENTARY: The eclectic roster of speakers at recent Vatican conferences might help explain why the Church in Germany is moving ahead so determinedly to ignore Pope Francis.
Cardinal Ladaria’s Letter on Reception of Communion: An Explainer
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prefect’s May 7 letter offers guidance for the discussion the U.S. bishops intend to have on the issue in June and counsels caution on several grounds.
Pope Francis’ Advancement of the Catholic Climate Agenda
COMMENTARY: Both Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict contended that life ethics and social ethics should go together in theory. Pope Francis argues that they really do go together in practice.
1984 Lives On in Democratic Party Abortion Policy
Walter Mondale’s death refocuses attention on the repeated clashes, during his 1984 presidential campaign, between his Catholic running mate, Geraldine Ferraro, and Archbishop John O’Connor of New York.
Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Dante: Good Company on Good Friday
COMMENTARY: Poignant memories of Good Friday 16 years ago carry special significance today.
What Have the Popes Said About St. Joseph?
THE JUBILEE OF ST. JOSEPH: After Blessed Pius IX proclaimed St. Joseph the “Patron of the Universal Church” in 1870, his successors have turned their attention to St. Joseph in their own particular way.
Cardinal Robert Sarah, an Authentic Spiritual Guide
COMMENTARY: While the cardinal’s retirement concludes one of the most remarkable assignments of any Curial official, his contributions as a prophetic spiritual father will continue.
Sunday Mass Obligation Was a Casualty of 2020
COMMENTARY: While public controversy focused on whether the government considered worship an ‘essential activity,’ the far more important question is whether the Catholic faithful consider Sunday Mass as ‘essential activity.’
