Article Keeping It Together Progressive and conservative Catholics should both seek to avoid deepening fractures in the Church. By Paul Baumann May 25, 2021 Bishops Pope Francis U.S. Catholicism
Article Germany Takes the Synodal Path The German Church’s blessings of same-sex unions should be seen in the larger context of its split with the Vatican over the past four decades. By Massimo Faggioli May 25, 2021 LGBTQ issues Pope Francis
Article A Historic Resignation Bishop Hoeppner’s resignation marks a significant advance in the effort to hold prelates accountable for concealing clergy sexual abuse. By Paul Moses April 16, 2021 Bishops Sexual-abuse Crisis Pope Francis
Article A Welcome Interruption A new book by John Cornwell describes the welcome interruption of Francis’s papacy. By Austen Ivereigh March 9, 2021 Pope Francis Books Nonfiction
Article ‘In the Steps of Father Abraham’ Pope Francis’s historic visit to Iraq offers an opportunity to imagine how the barriers between Christians and Muslims can be overcome. By Paul Moses March 8, 2021 Muslim-Christian Relations Pope Francis
Article Growing Pains Ecclesial leadership must turn authentically to Jesus to find prophetic, transparent, inclusive, and creative ways forward. By Claudia Avila Cosnahan March 7, 2021 Lent U.S. Catholicism Pope Francis Social Justice