“If you take refuge in an idea, in an ideology, whether right or left or center, you are making the Gospel a political party, an ideology, a club of people,” Pope Francis said during his general audience on Feb. 22.
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Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis reaffirms bishops must get Vatican approval to allow Latin Mass
Pope Francis has unequivocally confirmed that bishops must obtain authorization from the Holy See before granting permission to celebrate the pre-Vatican II Mass in parish churches.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: Lent (and the synod) must lead us to transformation
In his Lenten message for 2023, Pope Francis compares the ongoing synodal process to the strenuous mountain trek embarked in the Gospel of Transfiguration, with what awaits us at the end better revealing God’s will and our mission to the church.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Pope Francis, not Adam Smith, is right: A belated apology to my Econ 101 students
I introduced students to a worldview completely at odds with the one expressed by Pope Francis. In doing so, I rationalized greed and dismissed the idea of a common good.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
The Francis Revolution: Over the past 10 years, the pope has recovered the church’s true power
There is a new willingness in the Catholic Church, modeled by Pope Francis, to hold its disagreements in fruitful tension, allowing the Spirit to show new paths forward that transcend those divisions.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Ten Years of a Pope Who Gives Interviews
In many senses, Pope Francis has proven the most communication-savvy pontiff in history. Francis has proven willing to make himself available to a degree that previous popes never even considered.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
The legacy of Pope Benedict XVI: Our readers weigh in
Our readers offered a variety of perspectives on Pope Benedict XVI and his ministry after the publication of America’s articles on his life and passing.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: ‘The pope’s ministry is for life,’ resignation should not become ‘the normal thing’
Pope Francis has dismissed the idea that he could soon resign and stated clearly for the first time, “I believe that the pope’s ministry is ad vitam [for life]. I see no reason why it should not be so.”
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: Evangelizing is about showing Jesus, not talking about Jesus
Pope Francis explains the passion for evangelizing, which means that the disciples simultaneously stay with Jesus and go forth, having been sent by him.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis denounces imprisonment of Nicaragua’s Bishop Rolando Álvarez
Pope Francis today publicly denounced the sentencing of Nicaragua’s Bishop Rolando Álvarez to 26 years and four months in prison.