As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play that role now? By Jason Horowitz Reporting from Vatican City. As the world ...
That is the Latin phrase abbreviated as R.I.P. on so many memorials. The common English use “rest in peace” does not do it justice. “Rest in peace” is a direction or an order. A more accurate ...
A simple ceremony and a powerful homily: Pope Francis funeral held a moral mirror to modern politics
Even in death, Pope Francis’ moral voice rang out across the world. With 40,000 packed into Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square, another 250,000 in the surrounding streets and millions more watching on ...
Every generation in the history of Christianity is marked by a voice that stirs the waters. Sometimes it comforts. Sometimes it challenges. Often, it does both. The voice of Pope Francis has been such ...
Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. The pope ...
Nate Tinner-Williams, a contributing Globe Opinion writer, is cofounder and editor of Black Catholic Messenger. Wars and rumors of wars, especially in the Middle East. Rising political tensions ...
SPRINGFIELD — Lucy Ramos’ favorite picture of the late Pope Francis hangs on the wall of her office at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield. His hand is extended and a dove appears to alight from ...
The death of Pope Francis, who once called himself a sinner and asked, “Who am I to judge?,” will be felt deeply across the world. At the heart of his papacy was a simple but radical effort to refocus ...
Re: “Pope Francis spoke clearly. The Trump administration should listen,” April 25, Opinion: Pope Francis gave me a rare feeling of humanity at a time when I am overwhelmed by despair over the ...
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