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Two Presidents and Two Popes
Thirty-five years ago, on June 7, 1982, Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II met for the first time at the Vatican. The two were of one mind and one mission. It had been a […]
Pope Francis
Analysis
As Venezuela burns, many Latin Americans ask: “Where is Pope Francis?”
If you want to see where socialism takes a country, go to today’s Venezuela. After 18 years of a left-wing populist regime committed to “21st Century Socialism,” a once-wealthy and relatively stable nation is coming […]
News
Pope Francis: Fatima reminds us to care for the faith of children
On Sunday Pope Francis reflected on the May 13 canonization of the child visionaries St. Francisco and Jacinta Marto, saying that their faithfulness, despite their young age, reminds us to pay special attention to children […]
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Legalism, Old and New
In case you didn’t notice, Pope Francis thinks legalism is a bad thing—and that’s good news. For legalism, correctly understood, is opposed to authentic morality. The Pope returned to this theme, a favorite of his, […]
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Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight presser from Egypt
In his conversation with journalists on the way back from Egypt, Pope Francis touched on an array of topics, including North Korea, populism and a possible visit from President Donald Trump. While nothing has been […]
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Reflections on Pope Francis’ remarks on religion, violence at al-Azhar University
Pope Francis’s address to the Peace Meeting in Cairo’s famous Sunni Muslim Center at al-Azhar University on April 28 was relatively brief. The most striking thing in my reading was the level of abstraction that governed the […]
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Full text of joint statement by Pope Francis and Tawadros II
During his two-day trip to Egypt, Pope Francis met with Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II, telling him their Churches are bonded by the blood of their martyrs, and are called to further cement this bond […]
Analysis
Fake canon law goes on goin’ on
Fr. James Keenan writing in Crux this week makes his own a question raised (last July, it seems) by Rocco Buttiglione in L’Osservatore Romano: “Is there any contradiction between the popes who excommunicated divorced and remarried persons and Saint John […]
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Cardinal Maradiaga insults four Cardinals, deflects, plays Holy Spirit card
Recent remarks by Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga have been making some waves, and for good reason—even though there isn’t much good or reasonable about them. Interviewed on March 25th by RSI—a Swiss public broadcasting organization broadcasting […]
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CRUX author says Pope Francis not easily labeled. But then labels him. Accurately.
A recent article titled, “Does the ‘Populist Pope’ have a beef with populism?” (Mar 31st), written by CRUX’s editorial assistant Claire Giangravè, is a good demonstration of how trying to explain, define, and understand Pope […]