Article ‘The Day of Judgment’ A new book by veteran Italian journalists challenges Viganò’s narrative, and sheds further light on the McCarrick scandalBy Massimo FaggioliNovember 29, 2018 Sexual-abuse Crisis Pope Francis Pope Benedict XVI Pope John Paul II
Article Santo? Dubito We don’t need to keep canonizing former popesBy Mollie Wilson O'ReillyMarch 3, 2018 Pope Francis Pope John Paul II Columnists
Article Democracy Is the Problem? Understanding the return of Catholic anti-liberalismBy Massimo FaggioliFebruary 12, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Vatican II Pope John Paul II Contraception mandate
Article Was It Better Back Then? Some segments of American Catholicism seem enchanted with medieval ChristianityBy Massimo FaggioliNovember 13, 2017 U.S. Catholicism Vatican II Pope Francis Pope Benedict XVI Pope John Paul II
Article Open to Opposition The pope’s critics probably didn’t intend to make room for Francis’s reform of the church’s culture, but that is what they’re doingBy Paul MosesOctober 3, 2017 Pope Francis Vatican II Bishops Pope Benedict XVI Pope John Paul II
Article Francis’s Plan for the Theology of the Body How will the revamped pontifical institute for ‘Matrimonial and Family Science’ answer questions about Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body?By Paul MosesSeptember 27, 2017 Sexuality Ethics Pope John Paul II Pope Francis
PoliticsHas Liberalism Failed? Three writers assess the claims of Patrick Deneen’s critique of liberalism; the author offers a pointed responseBy The EditorsDecember 3, 2018
ReligionLet Church Be Church Again It is a challenging time, both for our nation and our church. But it can also be a graced moment, and an opportunity for healing. By Carol Keehan, DCNovember 27, 2018
ReligionWhy I Came & What I Found The church’s embrace is often a harsh one. I have been and continue to be pained by itBy Paul J. GriffithsNovember 26, 2018
ReligionWhy I Came I would like to say that I immediately flew unto Mary, to stand before her, sinful and sorrowful, but it took a long timeBy B. D. McClayNovember 24, 2018
Culture‘The Nun’s Story’ Revisited However much we may admire the austerities and asceticism of pre-Vatican II religious life, the film depicts a closed world to which we cannot return By Paul BaumannDecember 4, 2018
BooksChristmas Critics Smart reading suggestions for the 2018 holiday seasonBy The EditorsNovember 19, 2018
CollectionsWhy We Came. Why We Left. Why We Stay. The Catholic faith is first of all a gift, one a person must choose to keep; the days of Catholicism by default are behind us By The EditorsDecember 3, 2018
