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Retrospect on a pontificate

George Weigel April 23, 2025 49
During the March 2013 interregnum following the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI, and in the conclave itself, proponents of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, as Benedict’s successor described him as an orthodox, tough-minded, courageous reformer [...]
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Pope Francis, 1936-2025

Christopher R. Altieri April 21, 2025 72
Pope Francis, who said he never wanted to be earthly head of the Catholic Church and frequently governed as though he were a simple parish priest, is dead. The 265th successor to St. Peter the [...]
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The Resurrection of Europe?

Joseph Pearce April 21, 2025 13
Something strange is happening in the heart of Europe. Something is stirring. What is happening, what is stirring, is the stirring of the people of Europe against the decadent ascendancy that has ruled the roost [...]

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