Article Ministry & Governance By recognizing the priority of baptism over the power of orders in matters of governance, Francis raises questions about community and clergy.By Paul LakelandMay 6, 2022 Pope Francis Clericalism U.S. Catholicism
Article A Wonderful Complexity Opening instituted ministries to women begins a new reckoning with an ecclesiology that has for a long time divided the Church too simply into clergy and laity.By Rita FerroneMarch 7, 2022 Women in the Church Pope Francis Clericalism
Article Francis & the New Ecclesial Movements Pope Francis’s hands-on relationship with lay ecclesial movements is reflective of his own theological and spiritual roots.By Massimo FaggioliDecember 20, 2021 Pope Francis Laity Clericalism
Article Speak Boldly, Listen Carefully The synod in Rome envisions a different Church, one in which ordinary people are heard.By Austen IvereighOctober 21, 2021 Pope Francis Laity Clericalism
Article Minding the Church Whistleblowers in the Church are prophetic and necessary. The hierarchy should treat them accordingly.By Brian DevlinOctober 20, 2021 Clericalism Laity Sexual-abuse Crisis
Article Who Are These ‘People’? Synodality can demythologize clerical power, but in order to work, the people it centers must include the vulnerable, not just the elite.By Massimo FaggioliOctober 7, 2021 Vatican II Pope Francis Clericalism Laity
Politics‘At Least Take the Bodies’ Russia’s refusal to repatriate its unburied dead underscores the inhumanity of the Putin regime.By Rita FerroneMay 4, 2022
ReligionWhen Timing Is Paramount If Roe is overturned, the USCCB must be ready to emphasize a culture of life that protects and empowers vulnerable women.By Peter SteinfelsMay 9, 2022
CultureCounter-Spells The intersection of the sacred and the profane in hip-hop reminds us of our common humanity.By Alejandro NavaMay 10, 2022
BooksHalf the Story John McWhorter spies a new religion. But his argument against “wokism” resists complexity and downplays the forces the woke aim to combat. By Clifford ThompsonMay 12, 2022
CollectionsThe Attack on Ukraine As the crisis in Ukraine continues, we’re featuring articles on the war and what could be to come for Ukrainians and the world as a whole.By The EditorsMarch 25, 2022
