The voters I spoke with were not single-issue voters, and they showed a comfort with, even insistence on, complexity around a range of issues that are part of our national conversation.
Pope Francis
Posted inDispatches, Faith
U.S. bishops consultant on doctrine resigns after criticizing Pope Francis
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops responded quickly after the letter became public.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis deplores terrorist attacks in New York, Somalia and Afghanistan
“I call on the Lord that he may convert the hearts of the terrorist and free the world of hate and that crazy homicide that abuses the name of God to disseminate death.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Catholics and Lutherans highlight blessings of first-ever joint commemoration of the Reformation
In a statement, both sides expressed gratitude for “the spiritual and theological gifts received through the Reformation.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
With populism on the rise, Pope Francis calls for unity and dialogue in Europe
“Christians are called to promote political dialogue, especially where it is threatened and where conflict seems to prevail,” the pope stated.
Posted inFaith, Video
Pope Francis calls outer space
Pope Francis called six astronauts on the International Space Station yesterday and decided to ask them some of life’s biggest questions.
Posted inBooks, Faith
Seeking the Spirit in a secular age
From the open arms of “Who am I to judge?” to the strict boundaries of the Benedict Option, the question of how to be a church community is a prominent one for Christians in our secular age. The knot caused by the two kinds of answers commonly given to this question lies at the heart […]
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis takes questions from children in hurricane-hit Texas, Puerto Rico
“When these misfortunes happen to us, we cannot forget that the father loves us.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis urges U.S. Dreamers to continue dreaming
“God said it and the Bible is clear,” the pope said. “Receive the migrant, receive the refugee.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Clerical sex abuse disclosures skyrocket in Pope Francis’ Argentina
Advocates of priestly abuse victims question how Francis could have been unaware of the allegations.