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Responsibility, Accountability, Transparency: The State of Church Reform

April 24, 2021

If there are stalwart reformers -- and we know there are some of the clerisy genuinely committed to the work of ripping out the rot and repairing the Church's leadership culture -- we might nonetheless reasonably wonder whether they have the wherewithal to bring about meaningful reform.

On Earth Day, Pope makes urgent appeal for action

April 22, 2021

Pope Francis calls on world leaders "to act with courage, to act with justice and to always tell the truth to the people, so that people know how to protect themselves from the destruction of the planet, how to protect the planet from the destruction that many times we trigger."

At General Audience, Pope warns against ‘despising’ vocal prayer

April 21, 2021

"[W]e must not despise vocal prayer," Pope Francis said at the General Audience on Wednesday. "Please! Do not succumb to the pride of despising vocal prayer."

Cantalamessa’s Talking to You

April 20, 2021

"To be clear," Paul Fahey argues in this essay, "this is not a conservative or liberal problem. Cantalamessa is not chastising any particular political agenda. He is criticizing the subjugation of the Gospel to any ideology."

Cantalamessa Should Have Preached to the Pope

April 20, 2021

In his Good Friday homily this year, the preacher to the papal household warned the Church against division. He should have turned around and spoken to the greatest source of it, Pope Francis himself.

Vatican Abuse and Coverup Trial: Officials’ Testimony Casts Doubt on Key Witness

April 15, 2021

The priests who testified on Wednesday are Frs. Angelo Magistrelli, Enzo Pacelli, and Luigi Portarulo. They all appeared to cast doubt on the testimony of a key witness: former Saint Pius X seminarian Kamil Jarzembowski, whose claims regarding the climate and culture of the institution have contributed to public scrutiny and been a focal point of the criminal proceedings.

Bishop Accused of Coverup Resigns

April 13, 2021

A statement on the website of the Crookston diocese says that Pope Francis has "asked for, and has now accepted" Bishop Hoeppner's resignation "after an extensive investigation."

When Enough Is Enough

April 05, 2021

When it comes to stepping on their own message, neither the pope nor the Vatican has need of the press corps’ help. This time, however, it's different.