Article A Living Catholic Tradition With his latest motu proprio, Pope Francis confirms the reformed liturgy as normative for the whole Church, reaffirming the Second Vatican Council. By Rita Ferrone July 30, 2021 Pope Francis Vatican II Liturgy
Article Give It an ‘F’ Journalistic values are moral values, and on this measure The Pillar fails. By Paul Moses July 28, 2021 Bishops LGBTQ issues
Article The Liturgy Wars The Tridentine rite won’t bring back a golden age in the Church. But defenders of liturgical reform shouldn’t be complacent about their own problems. By Paul Baumann July 27, 2021 Vatican II Pope Francis U.S. Catholicism
Article ‘Coherence’ & Coercion The Church helps form consciences, and laypeople are asked to use them to discern what is possible and prudent in political life. By Austen Ivereigh July 21, 2021 Joe Biden Bishops U.S. Catholicism
Article The Dalit Theologian Fr. Stan Swamy dedicated his life to serving the poor in India, fighting for the rights of the most marginalized members of society. By Jo McGowan July 20, 2021 India Social Justice Foreign Affairs
Article Maxima Culpa The Church should respond to the horror of unmarked graves in Canadian residential schools with apologies, not evasions. By Matt Dinan July 15, 2021 Indigenous Peoples Bishops Pope Francis Death and Dying