One way for civil prosecutors to circumvent the statute of limitations on abuse cases is to use RICO, an anti-corruption law. But is it really the best approach?
Synod delegates have become increasingly outspoken about young people on the margins, calling particular attention to the suffering of migrants and refugees
This 1997 article examines Cardinal Ratzinger's views on relativism, relying primarily on the 1996 address "Relativism: The Central Problem for Faith Today".
In this piece from the archives, Christine Gudorf examines the unexpected conclusion of the 1980s investigation into liberation theology and Gustavo Gutierrez.
A new book examines the origins of the pope-centered church, in which we assume that the bishop of Rome writes encyclicals, convokes councils, and declares saints
Walks through Rome on the eve of the Synod reveal that the church’s unruly irregularity is not a liability, but instead its greatest, most precious asset
A Catholic nun from the South Indian state of Kerala has defied her congregation to publicly accuse a prominent bishop of repeatedly raping her for two years.
St. Francis, whose feast is October 4, somehow managed to reconcile his love for the church with his understanding of it as an institution corrupted by power
As in the sixteenth century, the question is not whether the Catholic Church will survive this age of scandal, but what form the church will survive in
Long before Patrick ever set foot in Ireland, the pagan Celts believed their island was a thin, holy place, where the veil between heaven and earth vanishes
The work of the twentieth-century Jesuit theologian provides a theological critique of ethno-nationalism, and serves as a model for resisting racism today
Traditional Catholic moral theology holds that only individuals can sin. But their choices are made within a matrix of structures, some good, others less so
Young people need guidance to make choices about sex and love, but they won’t get it from a church that’s still telling girls they’re better off dead than raped
Fifty years ago, the “universality” in Catholic ethics meant absorption into the Roman way of viewing things; a conference in Sarajevo modeled another way
If, as Viganò claims, Benedict XVI only sanctioned McCarrick “informally,” why did he force the resignation of another bishop for far less serious concerns?
Rather than introducing unprecedented ‘changes’ to the catechism, Pope Francis has simply pushed his predecessors’ intuitions to their logical conclusion
Unless we can find a way to defend a non-ableist and non-ageist conception of human dignity, we won’t have the moral resources to resist infanticide’s normalization
While the former nuncio’s incendiary claims have been largely discredited, Pope Francis still needs to articulate a path forward through the sex-abuse crisis
The Chilean bishops are on the ropes right now, but their appointment of two women to lead abuse prevention has the potential to transform the Chilean church
I could detail the reasons for my personal gratitude to the church, but like many at this moment, I am struggling, wondering if the church can meet its obligations
Three ecclesial structures inherited from the Council of Trent are still with us today, and must be changed if the church is to be meaningfully reformed
