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John W. O'Malley, S.J., the author of The First Jesuits and What Happened at Vatican II, died on Sept. 11, 2022 at the age of 95. He first began writing for America in 1972 and covered topics as diverse as Vatican II, the sexual abuse scandal and the presidency of Barack Obama.
FaithFaith and Reason
John W. O’Malley
The papalization of the church reached its most robust form in the first half of the 20th century, but it might be seeing its twilight under Pope Francis.
FaithFaith and Reason
John W. O’Malley
As the three-year synodal process that will culminate in the 2023 World Synod of Bishops gets underway, John W. O'Malley, S.J., offers some historical context for what synodality is all about.
FaithShort Take
John W. O’Malley
John Padberg, S.J., the noted Jesuit historian, died on Christmas Day. He is remembered here by his longtime friend and colleague, John W. O'Malley, S.J.
FaithFaith and Reason
John W. O’Malley
History shows that authority in the church has taken many forms.
FaithFaith and Reason
John W. O’Malley
The founder of the Jesuits writes, “What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.” Let’s unpack that.
John W. O'Malley, S.J., and Howard Gray, S.J. (photo: America/CNS)
FaithFaith in Focus
John W. O’Malley
If the church is a field hospital, I have known a place within the church where the wounded have flocked for many decades. I am speaking, of course, of Howard Gray.
Arts & CultureBooks
John W. O’Malley
Largely forgotten today, Ignaz von Döllinger was one of the most widely respected Catholic intellectuals of his day.
Heart to Heart. Pope Francis greets a Muslim woman as he meets residents at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, on April 16.
John W. O’Malley
The blueprint for Pope Francis' pontificate has from the very first instant been Vatican II.
John W. O’Malley
Unlike the other synods held since the Second Vatican Council, the Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to discuss the family, held in Rome last October, sparked widespread interest. It did so for two reasons. First, the open and lively debate in the synod contrasted starkly with the muted
Pope Francis leaves at end of the general audience at the Vatican, October 29.
In All Things
John W. O’Malley
Ross Douthat rsquo s article in the nbsp New York Times on Sunday sounded the alarm Pope Francis through his Synod on the Family has brought the church to the edge of a precipice If the synod continues on its present trajectory it will ldquo sow confusion among the church rsquo s orthodox adhere