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Pope Benedict’s Great Proposal
COMMENTARY: In his ‘Spiritual Testament,’ the Pope Emeritus desired that, after his death, the world hear one more time that the faith was reasonable.
Benedict’s Funeral Will Be a Singular Event in the Life of the Catholic Church
COMMENTARY: The funeral rites follow from the novelty of the Pope Emeritus’ abdication in 2013, which was an utter innovation in the entire history of the Church.
Journalists Contradict Allegations of ‘Cover Up’ Against John Paul II Before He Was Pope
The reporters point out that the priest in question, Father Surgent, was not from the Archdiocese of Krakow but from the Diocese of Lubaczów.
Five Takeaways From Pope Francis’ Latest Interview
COMMENTARY: The interview with ‘America’ revealed the Holy Father channeling his inner John Paul on bishops and the Church’s Marian profile, but not with respect to the late pope’s diplomatic skills.
Peeking Inside the Synod on Synodality’s Boardroom
COMMENTARY: Austen Ivereigh and the other ‘experts’ at the recent synodal summit in Frascati act as if John Paul II’s papacy added nothing constructive on the lay faithful, families, clergy and other topics related to Vatican II.
George Weigel: Church Must Embrace John Paul II and Benedict XVI’s Interpretation of Vatican II, or Face Irrelevance
“The Council was far more about ‘Christifying’ the world than about changing the Church.”
Queen Elizabeth II Lived an Exemplary Life of Faithful Service
COMMENTARY: In an age in which Christian promise-keeping went into steep decline, the Queen’s life was marked by two great promises, magnificently kept.
Publicly Proclaimed Papal Holiness
COMMENTARY: The beatification of Pope John Paul I invites a few considerations on papal causes for beatification and canonization.
When Mikhail Gorbachev Encountered John Paul II — and St. Francis
COMMENTARY: Did the former leader of the Soviet Union feel the tug of the Holy Spirit after the fall of communist empire?
