A Short and Readable Survey of 20th-Century Popes
BOOK PICK: ‘Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity’
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Cardinal Müller Says Media Image of ‘2 Popes’ Threatens Papacy as a ‘Principle of Unity’
The former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office wrote an essay that was published online Sunday by the Italian media outlet ‘La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana.’
![Carl Bloch [1834-1890], “Peter’s Denial”](https://publisher-publish.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20201130171144_92e990c9ddb22c33aa17d0e1dc8c86b0fea897a0274a978fb19f21685a12ffb1.jpeg "Carl Bloch [1834-1890], “Peter’s Denial”")
Is Peter’s Primacy Disproved by His Personality?
Jesus chose Peter and called him “the Rock” despite his tempestuous personality, not because of it.
Why St. John Lateran, Not St. Peter’s Basilica, is ‘Mother of All Churches in the World’
COMMENTARY: The Lateran has been associated with the papacy for centuries longer than the Vatican has — a fact often emphasized by Pope Francis.
My Reasons for Writing ‘The Next Pope’
Most cardinals have little knowledge of a prospective pope when they enter the Sistine Chapel to cast their vote. This book seeks to help remedy that.
Celebrating the Gift of Papal Infallibility
COMMENTARY: As the Catholic Church marks the 150th anniversary of Pastor Aeternus, it is an occasion for us to be grateful for the gift of the teaching authority of the Church, especially that of the pope.
How a Forgotten 16th-Century Augustinian ‘Invented’ Papal History
The significant intellectual heritage of Onofrio Panvinio, a privileged testimony of the spiritual and political turmoil surrounding the Protestant Reformation, has been brought back to light in a recent book.
What’s in a Title? In This Case, Infallible Truth
“The bishop of the Church of Rome, successor to St. Peter, is ‘head of the college of bishops, the Vicar of Christ and Pastor of the universal Church on earth.’” (CCC 936)
My Reaction to Querida Amazonia
I am convinced that just as we were spared from serious error in Humanae Vitae, so the Holy Spirit spared the Church in Querida Amazonia.
Church Historian Discusses the Papacy, Past and Present
“We don’t know what’s going to happen,” says historian Carlos Eire, “but there’s a promise that the Church is not going to disappear and that there’s someone else in charge who is human and divine.”
