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.
Results from Tag: 'papacy'
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.”
How St. Irenaeus Helped the Pope and Bishops in the Early Church
How did St. Irenaeus assist the papacy and the episcopacy in the early days of the Church? Primarily by making a rational defense of the truth of the faith.
Vatican Spokesmen: Pope Francis’ Seventh Year Will Be ‘Synodal’
The Holy Father spent the sixth anniversary of his election as the 265th successor of St. Peter on a weeklong Lenten retreat.
