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Pope Francis arrives in procession to celebrate Mass marking the feast of Pentecost in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 20. The pope at his "Regina Coeli" announced that he will create 14 new cardinals June 29. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis announces that he will create 14 new cardinals in June
Gerard O’Connell
Eleven of the new cardinals are under the age of 80 and so have the right to vote in the next conclave.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will canonize Oscar Romero and Paul VI in Rome in October
Gerard O’Connell
Both men were close to each other in life, and both are much revered by Pope Francis.
Pope Francis arrives in procession with other bishops during Mass at the Maquehue Airport near Temuco, Chile, Jan. 17. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
In private letter, Pope Francis told Chilean bishops their church’s “sin became the center of attention”
Gerard O’Connell
In the 10-page text, Francis presented a searing diagnosis of what had transformed this once prophetic and esteemed church in Latin America to one of the least respected.
FaithJesuitical
Ross Douthat is worried about Pope Francis’ leadership. Should we be, too?
Ashley McKinless
Ross Douthat on the future of the Catholic Church
FaithNews
Philadelphia Archdiocese sues city over foster care placements
At issue is a long-standing practice of CSS not to perform evaluations of the homes of same-sex couples wishing to care for foster children.
FaithEditorials
Closing parishes is painful—but there’s a better way to do it.
The Editors
There is no way to meet the present challenge without a significant degree of real loss. But that does not mean these decisions have to be pitched as zero-sum battles.
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