Article What Francis Means by ‘Fratelli Tutti’ Yes, we should be concerned about the all-male ‘Fratelli tutti.’ But we need a more expansive, charitable view of Francis’s deliberate word choices.By Carmen M. Nanko-FernándezMarch 12, 2023 Pope Francis Theology Poverty Fratelli tutti
Article Building the Culture of Encounter What must we do to develop a true culture of encounter?By Leo J. O’DonovanSeptember 14, 2022 Pope Francis Synodality Bishops Fratelli tutti
Article Closer Encounters A conference in Rome brings clarity to one of Pope Francis’s more elusive conceptsBy Paul ElieJuly 20, 2022 Pope Francis Fratelli tutti Synodality
Article Many and One A living Church must hold two seemingly opposed but equally radiant goods: the local and the universal.By Vinson CunninghamDecember 14, 2020 Fratelli tutti Pope Francis Race
Article Reconsidering ‘Chisme’ ‘Chisme’ can be a way of speaking publicly for those who feel they lack power or permission.By Neomi De AndaDecember 8, 2020 Fratelli tutti Pope Francis
Article Radical Truths At a time when politics appeals to the worst in us, ‘Fratelli tutti’ is a beautiful meditation on what life together as a human family can be.By William T. CavanaughDecember 2, 2020 Fratelli tutti Pope Francis
PoliticsDonald Trump's New York Maggie Haberman's book shows how Donald Trump’s New York experience set the context for his odd and sometimes dangerous presidential style.By Paul MosesFebruary 20, 2023
ReligionThe Anti-Francis Gatekeepers The death of Cardinal Pell exposed conservative Catholic efforts to secure the reversal of the Francis agenda at the next conclave.By Austen IvereighJanuary 27, 2023
CultureAlone in the City Edward Hopper’s paintings created a New York that conformed to the contours of his own life. His lonely characters strike a familiar chord for any city dweller. By Robert RubsamFebruary 9, 2023
BooksTwo Sides of Dignity By letting civility happen, we take better care not only of others and of the world itself, but of ourselves.By Costică BrădăţanNovember 2, 2022
BooksA Circle without a Center Is it important to hire Catholic intellectuals at Catholic universities? What challenges stand in the way?By Bernard G. PrusakJuly 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