Is Pope Francis a socialist?

Whenever Pope Francis discusses the economy, it sets off cries that the pope is a socialist or a communist.

By Colleen Dulle

Pope Francis tells women religious church cannot alter revelation on women’s diaconate

“In regard to the diaconate we must see what was there at the beginning of revelation, if there was something, let it grow and it arrives, but if there was not, if the Lord didn’t want a sacramental ministry for women, it can’t go forward.”

By Gerard O’Connell

The final challenge of ‘Game of Thrones’: ‘We need to find a better way’

If almost a decade of watching “Game of Thrones” has taught me anything, it’s that fairy tale endings are for children.

Jim McDermottMay 21, 2019

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Nathan, you and I became Catholics on the same night 16 years ago and yes, it has been quite the journey. I’ve spent eleven of the years since leading RCIA at my parish. I’ve been profoundly blessed to have shared in so many other people’s journeys into Catholicism. I tell them that becoming Catholic is like jumping into the ocean—there are so many riches to explore that one can never learn or experience it all. And it is most definitely an act of surrender, into the loving, but mysterious arms of God. Your piece is a wonderful welcome for new Catholics. Thanks so much for writing it!

-CATHERIN WRIGHT

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