Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Catholic Universities and Gianni Vattimo
The Italian philosopher Gianteresio (Gianni) Vattimo has gained international renown over the last few decades. Many of…
A Call for Radical Renewal
Tomorrow, the United States Council of Catholic Bishops will meet in Baltimore for its General Assembly. This…
Reasonable Doubts About Pell’s Conviction
Catholics and non-Catholics around the world are justly outraged by the crimes and coverups of the Church’s…
Pope Francis Forgets
Did Pope Francis know? Was he told, five years before the world found out, that the powerful…
Eastern Catholics and the Universal Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia celebrated the enthronement of its new Metropolitan-Archbishop, Borys Gudziak, on…
Restoring, and strengthening, episcopal credibility
Pope Francis’s recent motu proprio on sexual abuse, Vos estis lux mundi (You Are the Light of…
Matteo Salvini and the Bishops
If mixing religion and politics is a tricky affair, keeping them separate is nearly impossible. Matteo Salvini,…
Calling the Pope a Liar
It is no small thing to call the pope a liar. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has done…
The Politicization of the European Church
Several ecclesiastical figures expressed horror at the results of last week’s European Parliament elections. Their reactions reveal…
Marilynne Robinson and the Mystery of Grace
Jessica Hooten Wilson recently commented that because author Marilynne Robinson views all of created life as a…
An Open Letter to Georgetown Visitation
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, a Catholic girls’ school run by the Salesian Sisters of the Order of…
The Pell Case: Developments Down Under
In three weeks, a panel of senior judges will hear Cardinal George Pell’s appeal of the unjust…
So Long, Cardinal Wuerl
Today marks Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s long-awaited arrival in Washington, D.C. But while all eyes and expectations are…
The Crisis Continues
Vos Estis Lux Mundi, the new papal directive for handling sex abuse charges, takes a few steps…
Thou Art a Priest Forever
Abolish the Priesthood,” reads the provocative title of the latest Atlantic cover story, penned by James Carroll.…
