Catholicism
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Letters from Rome 2025, No. 1—The Papal Interregnum
Welcome to Letters from Rome 2025, which continues a tradition of “theological journalism” begun almost a decade…
Pope Francis, Trad Icon
The early years of Pope Francis’s reign coincided with an HBO show about a young, chain-smoking pontiff…
The Problem with Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints
Fox Nation’s docudrama series Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints, which has been running intermittently since mid-November, aired the…
Pope Francis and the Vatican Deep State
When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became pope in March 2013, it seemed promising that he was from what…
Retrospect on a Pontificate
During the March 2013 interregnum following the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI, and in the conclave itself,…
Pope of Ambiguity
One of the constants of the Franciscan pontificate was the favor with which he was treated by…
The World’s Spiritual Director
Pope Francis died early Easter Monday, less than twelve hours after the last evening Masses had been…
The Bible’s Forgotten Women
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Mary E. DeMuth joins…
Pope Francis, My Worst Protestant Nightmare
The era of Francis is over, and it is time to start the postmortems on his tenure.…
The Jesuit Pope
A remarkable man has passed from the scene. The Society of Jesus got its start nearly five…
The Church After Francis
I have personal memories of Pope Francis that I greatly value: a friendly and generous working relationship…
How Catholic Institutions Are Responding to the Physician Deficit
Last year, the Association of American Medical Colleges warned that the United States will face a shortage…
On the Way of the Cross, in Ukraine and Hong Kong
Last Christmas, I borrowed a thought from the English spiritual writer Caryll Houselander and suggested in this space that…
Hidden in the Shadow of the Cross
I first discovered Mother St. Paul in the 1990s. A parish friend was handing out photocopies of…
Synodality Against Episcopacy?
After defining, within strict limits, the infallibility of papal teaching on faith and morals, the First Vatican…
