Christopher White’s ‘Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave and the Dawn of a New Papacy’ presents readers with a substantive, engaging portrait of where things stand right now in a church, and a world, increasingly marked by polarization, authoritarianism and violence.
Natalia Imperatori-Lee
Natalia Imperatori-Lee is an associate professor of systematic theology at Fordham University. She is the author of Women and the Church and Cuéntame: Narrative in the Ecclesial Present.
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What Coronavirus Taught Us about Inequality
Our nation has an empathy gap.
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Review: When wrath is not a sin
Outrage is the order of the day, and we see evidence of this everywhere. But Rebecca Traister wants to point out the productive power of anger as well.
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Review: A holy and sinful church
Flanagan invites scandal-plagued Catholics to face the reality of our sin with renewed hope with helpful rules.
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What to expect when you’re expecting…to write a book
There are no epidurals for manuscripts.
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Women priests or not, gendered theology is hurting the church
Rigid complementarity cheats both men and women of their full humanity.
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Five Minutes With Francis: What would you say to the pope?
Pope Francis’ penchant for cold-calling Catholics has become a well-known sign of his warmth, candor and attention to individuals. And although not everyone can expect to receive a personal phone call from the pope it does not hurt to be prepared. So we asked a few members of the fai