Is the Pope’s jubilee year going to be a flop? Philosophy’s classic head-scratcher asks if a tree falls in the forest but no one’s there to hear it, does it make a sound? In 2016, Pope Francis may face his own personal version of that conundrum: If a Pope calls a jubilee year but no…
John L. Allen takes on the risky business of predicting the future
Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated a Mass to wind up an unprecedented, and wildly tumultuous, series of two summits of Catholic bishops. They were convened to debate matters related to the family, including the front lines in today’s wars of culture, such as homosexuality, divorce, and the meaning of marriage. On Saturday, the Vatican released…
The issue of divorced and vivilly remarried Catholics returning to Communion is a vexed one for bishops at the synod, writes John Allen
John Allen reports from Nigeria on inter-faith relations
It’s premature to judge China’s ‘warm’ attitude towards the Vatican, writes John L. Allen
Archbishop Romero is a model for the Pope’s poor Church for the poor says John Allen
Everyone walks away from the confrontation unscathed writes John L. Allen
The narrative of Pope Francis as a progressive reformer is becoming so set in stone as to be beyond rethinking or nuance, writes John L. Allen Jr.
Francis received a colourful welcome, writes John L. Allen