It's easy to confuse questions of doctrine with those of governance - there's often a good deal of real-world overlap - which is why it's important to make and keep the distinction

The philosopher, a former member of St John Paul II's pro-life academy, said that accepting Fr Chiodi's remarks would be a ‘betrayal’

Ross Douthat and others hope for a stable truce between Christianity and aggressive liberalism. That's just wishful thinking

Some of the Pope's most influential associates back married priests - as well as women priests

Officials and friends said that as the Holy Father he should carry on his mission until the end, his secretary has recalled

I and other participants were fascinated by the profundity of John Paul's teaching

Protestant and Orthodox Christians may well ask what this says about the institution of the papacy

As a husband and father of two, my highest ambition is to have no grandchildren