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In a new interview, Pope Francis more openly criticized Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and clarified his position that NATO is partially to blame for the outbreak of war.
When Fay Vincent Jr. resigned as commissioner of Major League Baseball in 1992 after a majority of Major League Baseball owners issued a vote of "no confidence" and called for him to step down, he chose America and his friend George W. Hunt, S.J., as the primary venue for his thoughts on the matter.
Pope Francis has complained that traditionalist Catholics, particularly in the United States, are “gagging” the church’s modernizing reforms and insisted that there was no turning back.

“Give them some food yourselves” (Lk 9:13).

The secular press repeatedly made errors in trying to explain Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s decision to ban Nancy Pelosi from taking Communion. CNS could provide context and accuracy. (Speaker Pelosi is seen in this photo on Capitol Hill on Sept. 21, 2021. CNS photo/Elizabeth Frantz, Reuters)
The U.S. bishops’ decision to shut down Catholic News Service by the end of this year will deprive the rest of the world of a reliable and authoritative source for the church’s take on things.
Cistercian Erik Varden pictured in July 2018. He was appointed a bishop by Pope Francis in 2019 (CNS photo/Simon Caldwell).
Robert P. Imbelli
The thrust of Bishop Erik Varden’s new book can be summed up in words preached on Pentecost Sunday: “We shouldn’t domesticate the Spirit. It comforts, but also devours.”
Is there a way for Catholics to talk about the liturgy without it turning into a war?
Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on July 9, 2018. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Too often the pro-life movement has been tempted into the pursuit of political power and domination over pro-choice opponents. But women worried about their rights are not the enemy.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during his ceremonial public swearing-in at the White House in Washington on Oct. 8, 2018.
A man threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice’s Maryland home June 8, carrying a gun, a knife and zip ties.
Rosemary Radford Ruether, who died on May 21, deliberately lived both within the Catholic tradition and on its margins.