In 2021 the Vatican launched a unique global theology project: Doing Theology from the Existential Peripheries. What can we learn from those interviewed?
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Pope Benedict’s theological legacy: An Augustinian at heart who influenced the course of Vatican II and beyond
Joseph Ratzinger’s life was one long heroic intellectual performance, engaging his whole heart.
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A brief history of the Catholic Church’s teaching on mercy and sin
A close look at the Catholic moral tradition around sin, mercy and confession shows that it developed from its inception pathways to holiness that were collective, merciful, hospitable, inclusive, exemplary and grace-filled.
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John T. Noonan: Catholic author, teacher and judge who embraced the paradoxes of faith
John T. Noonan, a consummate polymath, was perhaps one of the most lauded, influential and recognizable Catholics engaged in the public square in the last 50 years.
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Bishop Stowe: U.S. politics are broken. Pope Francis’ vision can show us the way forward.
Viewed in the aftermath of the over-hyped midterm elections, Pope Francis’ description of the distortion of politics sounds pretty accurate.
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How to be a good Catholic and a good Supreme Court justice — at the same time
How does religious faith affect jurisprudence? And will the sheer number of Catholics on the Supreme Court mean anything for future cases before the Court?
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I helped write the first global synod document. Here’s what we heard from Catholics around the world.
Following the listening phase of the Synod on Synodality, a mix of religious, clergy and lay people gathered in Frascati, Italy, to synthesize reports from around the world. Austen Ivereigh took part and gives this insider’s account.
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A better way to think about the debate about church, state and integralism
Christ brought about a separation, rather than integration, of the spiritual and political.
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Conversation: How should Catholics think about gender identity and transgender persons?
This summer, amid a growing debate about gender identity in the United States, America asked two professors of theology to revisit the 2019 Vatican document on “‘gender theory in education.”
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Our post-Roe world makes it clear: Laws will never be enough to create a pro-life culture
Women need support and resources when that second line shows up on a pregnancy test. Their first thought is not to wonder how their senator, president or prime minister feels about abortion.