Article Pastors, Not Prophets If United States bishops are truly interested in Eucharistic coherence, humility would serve them better than punishing pro-choice politicians. By The Editors July 1, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Joe Biden Bishops
Article Synodality? What’s Synodality? Synodality is essential for recovering the legitimacy of ecclesial spaces. But the U.S. bishops don’t seem to want to consider it. By Massimo Faggioli June 15, 2021 Clericalism Pope Francis Bishops U.S. Catholicism
Article Just Do It? No, Please Don’t. Giving up on the bishops, even when they propose barring Catholic Democrats from Communion, won’t help solve the Church’s problems. By Peter Steinfels June 11, 2021 Joe Biden U.S. Catholicism Bishops
Article Beyond the Gummed Labels Fault lines between Secularists and Religionists in America help define partisan politics. By Kenneth L. Woodward June 4, 2021 Secularism and Modernity Nonfiction U.S. Catholicism
A Diminished Thing? Paul Elie addresses Joe Biden’s political strategy, the Church’s stance on LGBT unions and women’s ordination, and the legacy of the abuse crisis. U.S. Catholicism Politics
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