Francis’ pastoral theology of family life draws on some surprising sources.

Looking back at a life-giving encyclical on The World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

In addition to the use of gender-inclusive language, a first in official Catholic social encyclicals, one of the most amazing aspects of “Laudato Si’” are the footnotes. To be honest it was one of the very first things I looked at. Francis departs from the tradition of Catholic soc

Ever since the election of Pope Francis I rsquo ve been eagerly waiting to hear who would be named as the Vatican Secretary of State a position in the church that manages the internal workings of the Vatican the appointment of new bishops and the church rsquo s diplomatic relations In my previo

I read with interest the New York Times opinion piece by Paul Elie, “Give Up Your Pew for Lent.” Elie’s article comes a day after another provocative op-ed in thesame paper by Hans Küng, one of the last active theological experts of Vatican II who explores the possibility of “A Vatican Spring.”