Columns
History and Nationalism
With the passing of Pope Francis, commentators began the long debate over his legacy and place in history. I will refrain from such speculation, wishing [...]
History and Nationalism
Columns
With the passing of Pope Francis, commentators began the long debate over his legacy and place in history. I will refrain from such speculation, wishing simply to begin this column by thanking Francis for one [...]
African Catholics react with joy to the election of Pope Leo XIV
Features
What’s in a name? That question is often pondered when a newborn needs a name or when a newly elected Pope selects his title. Today, this question holds particular significance for Africa, following the decision [...]
Features
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost elected as 267th pope, takes name Leo XIV
Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 12:11 pm Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. White smoke rose from the chimney [...]
Books
Cardinal Francis George’s timely and timeless vision for the Church
Holy Thursday, April 17, marked the tenth anniversary of Cardinal Francis George’s death after a lengthy battle with cancer. In the past decade, Catholics—especially American Catholics—have suffered from his absence. With his keen intellect, deep [...]
Features
Bishop Nfon says faith continues to grow in Cameroon amid a separatist crisis
The Catholic bishop of the Kumba Diocese, a region in northwestern Cameroon deeply affected by separatist violence, has reaffirmed that faith continues to thrive despite the ongoing crisis. Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon made these remarks [...]
Essay
Peter’s Duty: Papal Authority and the Restoration of Ecclesial Order
In an age of radical individualism and ideological rebellion against every form of authority, the Catholic tradition offers a necessary and urgent corrective. Rooted in Sacred Scripture, developed by the Fathers of the Church, refined [...]
Features
Cardinal Müller reflects on pilgrimage, evangelization, and following Christ
Rome (kath.net) Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller was invited by the organizers of the 2024 pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres to celebrate the concluding high mass in Chartres Cathedral and to give the sermon. Over 18,000 [...]
Chapp's Schtick
Business as usual is untenable
One thing keeps rattling around in my head as I travel around Rome and chat with various folks: the sense that there is a “business as usual” air about the election of the next pope. [...]
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With the passing of Pope Francis, commentators began the long debate over his legacy and place in history. I will refrain from such speculation, wishing simply to begin this column by thanking Francis for one [...] -
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The 2024 elections are now two weeks in the rear-view mirror, but the conversations (to use a polite word) over the what, why, and how of November 5, 2024, continue. While there is no shortage [...] -
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TURABDIN:
Seemingly the time is not yet right for man of non european ancestry to occupy the Petrine office however Prevost…
Leslie:
It, not I, obviously. :)
