papacy

Ihave been linking to Pope Leo XIV's ongoing catechesis on the teachings of the Second Vatican Council since he began them at the start of the year. ...

Leo is aware of the different interpretations that have been given to the 1962-65 council. There are "John Paul II Catholics" and "Francis Catholics."...

So, what does Pope Leo think? In his conversation with Ms. Allen, we hear for the first time a substantial, albeit colloquial, assessment of synodality from his perspective....

In general, popes are rarely eager to set forth an agenda before the white smoke above the Sistine Chapel clears, as it were – the first six months or so of a papacy tend to be fairly quiet. The impatience to impose some sort of template on this current...

Making room for the reasons of the heart....

Many aspects of Francis’ remarkable program of ecclesial renewal are prefigured in Balthasar’s vision for the church....

Embracing diversity and popular piety....

Ever since the installation of Angelo Roncalli as Pope John XXIII in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, followed by pope as caretaker....

Leo, already established as a polyglot fluent in Italian, should not hesitate to use English and increasingly make it the dominant language at the Vatican....