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"In this holy chaos, my first feeling was joy. I didn’t know what this new pope portended for the life of the Church, and it didn’t matter."

Francis was “of the people” in his understanding of theology: he drew on popular rituals and the stuff of daily life as theological sources.

It’s tempting just to treat the conclave as a political event; it’s also tempting just to focus on the workings of the Holy Spirit.

The process of selecting the next Vicar of Christ has evolved considerably since the founding of the Church. Here is a guide to the mysteries of the conclave.

After his losses in the boxing rink, George Foreman evolved from being a wrathful Goliath to an intensely jovial servant to others.

Canada needs a prime minister capable of taking on the megalomaniac leading its once reliable and friendly neighbor to the south. Is Mark Carney the man for the moment?

Francis's critics are wrong to fear a return to the upheavals of the postconciliar period. In the Church, arguments are a sign of life.

Filipino Catholics hope the next pope—whether or not he comes from the Philippines—will protect Pope Francis's legacy.

Whatever his institutional goals, the next pope will succeed if he heeds the voice of the voiceless. Like Francis, he need only connect.

"My wife and I tend to avoid thinking about such things, naïvely assuming that decrepitude and disability will somehow pass us by."

Francis's papal teaching was dominated by a master contrast-image: between rigid spiritual elitism and Gospel humility.

It's time for Catholics to embrace parish-level commitments to environmental justice by getting our hands dirty—literally.

A new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art brings viewers on a whirlwind tour of Jack Whitten's wide-ranging art career.