A new door opens
Mercy is absolutely at the heart of the Catholic faith, both doctrine and practice
Why popes don’t always get what they want
The friends of Francis are urging him to take a revolutionary step after the synod. But there are good reasons why he might reject their advice
What will the Pope say? His friends tell us
Francis has steadily prepared the Church for change. It’s foolish to ignore the signs
The great party politics trap
The Holy Father denounced many of the synod fathers as being Pharisees rather than good pastors
The final question facing the synod fathers
A new proposal on conscience is a frontal assault on the teachings of Veritatis Splendor, Gaudium et Spes and Cardinal Newman
It’s vital that the synod comes up with a decisive answer to Communion question
If the synod ends without an official decision on Communion for the divorced and remarried then the uncertainty and acrimony will be prolonged
What the synod is really all about
The question before the synod is whether people today are capable of conversion
Catholic Leftists on the march
For good reason, commentators on the Catholic Left could hardly contain their excitement at the papal visit
The saint who didn’t hunt souls
St Philip Neri was a gentle and joyful saint who had a particular gift to offer the Eternal City
Does Francis think Cardinal Kasper is right?
Every time the ‘Kasper proposal’ has been rejected, Pope Francis has kept the discussion going
