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FaithJesuitical
Ashley McKinless
Ross Douthat on the future of the Catholic Church
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., center, talks with Bishop James F. Checchio of Metuchen, N.J., left, and U.S. Archbishop James P. Green, in Rome in June 2017. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) 
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
At Villanova, the Newark archbishop spoke of “paradigm shifts” in the church and said “only the Lord" can judge who belongs among the faithful.
German Cardinal Walter Kasper, retired president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, arrives for the concluding session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican in October 2014. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) 
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Cardinal Kasper rejected claims from some Catholics who accuse Pope Francis of undermining church teaching on marriage.
Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl greets young people during a pro-life youth rally and Mass at Capital One Arena in Washington Jan. 19 before the annual March for Life. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“The rule to follow in all cases,” the reflection says of family ministry, “is the love and mercy of the Lord.”
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Pope Francis has encouraged church leaders to accept “a healthy dose of self-criticism.”
FaithNews
Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service
The conversation often circled back to the question of whether Francis was fundamentally altering the church, and if his doing so could result in a “break” or schism.