The day following the election of the archbishop of Buenos Aires to the papacy, I must have received fifty e-mails from friends and family asking if I knew the man or had any comment on […]
At the end of a Wednesday evening class last semester, one of my students approached me to ask a question. After hesitating somewhat, he proceeded in the following manner: “Professor, I really have enjoyed your […]
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out Sunday afternoon for Pope Francis’ first Angelus address, delivered from a balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Here is the full text of his remarks, originally delivered in Italian […]
Readings: • Is 43:16-21 • Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 • Phil 3:8-14 • Jn 8:1-11 Imagine being caught in a most serious and embarrassing sin, then taken into a crowded public area and placed […]
From The Financial Times: Chinese doctors have performed more than 330m abortions since the government implemented a controversial family planning policy 40 years ago, according to official data from the health ministry. China’s one-child policy […]
Today Pope Francis met with the more than 6,000 members of the media currently accredited to the Holy See, most of whom went to Rome specifically to cover the conclave and the election of a […]
In a historic development, it was announced today that Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, will attend Pope Francis’ installation Mass in Rome March 19, the first time such an event as taken place since […]
On Wednesday, a few minutes after seven o’clock in the evening, white smoke billowed out of the small smokestack of the Sistine Chapel. At first, crowds gasped in surprise, half-believing what was happening before them. […]
As Carl mentioned, today Pope Francis addressed the College of Cardinals in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, discussing his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict, spiritual combat, and the unity to which the entire Church is called by […]
Today the Vatican released a statement in response to accusations that as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, was complicit in various human-rights abuses during Argentina’s “Dirty War,” 1976-1983. The full […]
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