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January 2024

January 10, 2024

Pope Francis called surrogacy ‘deplorable’

Surrogacy can exploit women, but others may choose to be involved for altruistic reasons. A...

September 2023

September 13, 2023

The History of the Cross and Its Many Meanings Over The Centuries

Sept. 14 is the the Feast of the Holy Cross celebrated by many Catholics and...

August 2023

August 23, 2023

What the pope’s visit to Mongolia says about his priorities and how he is changing the Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to meet the tiny Catholic community of Mongolia is drawing considerable...

April 2022

April 11, 2022

Pope Francis apologized for the harm done to First Nations peoples, but what does a pope’s apology mean?

A Catholic theologian writes about why papal apologies can be meaningful, even when some may...

January 2022

January 29, 2022

Pope Benedict faulted over sex abuse claims: New report is just one chapter in his – and Catholic Church’s – fraught record

Pope Benedict XVI’s many years of wrestling with the abuse crisis highlight the Catholic Church’s...

January 24, 2022

Pope Benedict accused of mishandling sex abuse cases: 4 essential reads

A German report accused retired Pope Benedict XVI of mishandling several cases of sexual abuse...

March 2021

March 04, 2021

Pope’s upcoming visit brings attention to the dwindling population of Christians in Iraq

The events that followed the 2003 US invasion of Iraq started a cycle of violence...

November 2020

November 23, 2020

60 years after JFK, Biden as second Catholic president offers a refresh in church’s political role

The US Catholic Church is more diverse and more divided than it was in JFK's...

August 2020

August 04, 2020

75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Vatican is providing moral guidance on nuclear weapons

As Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff in the nuclear era to call for total...