Pope John Paul II

In a new collection of essays, Colm Tóibín brings his trademark doggedness to matters of faith, from the politicking of Pope Francis to Marilynne Robinson’s fiction.

For Poland’s right-wing government, any frank discussion of John Paul II’s role in covering up clergy sex abuse is tantamount to “hybrid warfare.”

What seems like a never-ending state of crisis has paralyzed Catholicism. This is not the Church of mercy that Francis has been talking about for the past ten years.

From 2013: reckoning with Benedict's legacy, in the weeks after his resignation.

“Catholics who advocate for the dignity of all human life still have a lot of work to do.”

To understand and address the structural sin of racism, we should look to Pope John Paul II’s explanation of social sin. Only solidarity can help us overcome it.