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Interview

Ross Douthat on Francis’ pontificate: “We live in interesting times as Catholics”

April 18, 2018 Paul Senz 12

The New York Times columnist and author of To Change the Church discusses his new book on the Pope, and what he hopes his liberal and secular […]

Features

Church teaching and sexuality: What “no longer” holds?

October 19, 2017 Thomas R. Ascik 23

For the past three years, the emphasis of Pope Francis and those close to him has been on “respect” and “listening”, with little or no […]

A Synod Is Not a Council—and Other Canonical Facts

August 27, 2015 David Salvato 0

Since the 2014 Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops a growing theological divide has become apparent. This divide, evident among a small minority of cardinals and bishops present (and not present) at the […]

General

The Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, October 5-19

October 3, 2014 CWR Staff 0

The Synod and the Media: Culpable Naïveté or Shrewd Calculation? The disastrous mid-term relatio seeded confusion, conflict, and lingering bitterness at every level of the Church. But the synod itself was only Act One. By […]

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    Conor Dugan August 22, 2026 3

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Camping Anyone? Gender Theory, Personhood, and Catholicism

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Recently, the significance of embraced identity and how it impacts our lives and overarching social climate has been brought to light. However, many (who ironically defend their own embraced identity) seem to be closed to the idea that people […]

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