pope francis
How faith has been shaped by Obergefell, the Charleston murders, Me Too, and more
Churches continue to work at the grassroots to see the peace deal implemented.
Pope Francis the populist intellectual
The pope doesn't always show off his theological talents. Does that matter?
Pascal knew both the inconstancy of the human heart and the promise that we were made for glory.
Merciful within limits
Pope Francis's theology of mercy has political implications.
Pope Francis calls us to internalize the planet's pain.
"A commemoration, not a celebration." What does this mean?
Pope Francis’s response to the killing of a French priest puzzled some. But it pointed to the true nature of Christian witness.
Is there a future for religious women in North America and Western Europe? Even heavily Catholic regions like Ireland and Quebec have populations of Catholic sisters who are overwhelmingly elderly.
Papal politics and perils
Politi's account reveals much of what happened among the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on those days in March 2013.
There’s the Pope Francis buzz. And then there’s reality. Last week news outlets reported that Pope Francis would form a commission to study the issue of female deacons in the Catholic Church. The predictable reverberations began immediately.