Brave new Church: can Catholicism be decentralised?
The youth synod’s final report resoundingly endorses ‘synodality’. This could be a positive step – once bishops have worked out what it means
The Orthodox Church is on the brink of a new Great Schism
Tensions over Ukraine threaten to tear apart the world’s 300 million Orthodox Christians
Archbishop Viganò has sparked a revolution no one can control
A man who rose quietly through the Curia has become the most incendiary figure in the Church
How Cardinal Parolin won the Vatican civil war
The cardinal has overcome the challenges to his power. How much further can he go?
Is it too late to reform the Vatican?
The cardinals who elected Pope Francis hoped for major curial reform. Why isn’t it going to plan?
The Maltese furore
Two very unlikely bishops have issued the most permissive guidelines yet on Amoris Laetitia. No wonder many Catholics are up in arms
Cardinal Müller’s balancing act
The Vatican doctrinal chief may be a hard taskmaster, but he has an instinct for finding common ground. Can he heal the Church’s divisions?
How the ‘dubia’ drama will end
Pope Francis has declined to answer four cardinals’ ‘doubts’ about his teaching on marriage. The Church is now in uncharted territory
The new Orthodox-Catholic agreement is a landmark – but there’s a long way to go
The Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue announced a substantial agreement but healing the historic schism still requires plenty of work
Tug of war over Amoris
Catholics are divided over how far Francis wants to change Church teaching regarding the remarried. But does he even have the authority to do so?
