Recent Editorial

  • Reverence of the past is not fidelity

    Jul 28, 2017

    An education that doesn’t promote a love of learning or in-depth biblical studies and an antiquated notion of the priest as a “solitary” ruler over his community are among the problems preventing the kind of conversion of hearts that Pope Francis has been calling for.

  • Factors of closure and hostility from the clergy!

    Jul 28, 2017

    Fr Giulio Cirignano offered several factors to explain what he sees as “closure” and “hostility” from the clergy towards Pope Francis.

  • Conservative evangelical-Catholic coalition in US criticised God and religion should not be manipulated for political gain

    Jul 22, 2017

    Conservative evangelical-Catholic coalition in US criticised God and religion should not be manipulated for political gain

  • Don’t blame Francis for Church’s divisions

    Jul 22, 2017

    Some conservative Catholics have blamed Pope Francis for sowing division among the members of the Body of Christ. But the charge is more properly lodged against one of the heroes of conservative Catholicism in the United States: the late Richard John Neuhaus.

  • Pope Francis’ way of reform

    Jul 14, 2017

    Last December, Pope Francis dedicated his annual talk to members of the Roman Curia (RC) right before Christmas to the theme of reform, and today I wish to highlight to you some of the key elements of that speech.

  • Choosing Cardinals from the peripheries

    Jul 14, 2017

    For a wide swath of Catholics, the appointment of cardinals only underscores the gap between the official church’s talk about the rights and dignity of women and its lack of action on women’s behalf. This certainly dashes the hopes of all who share Pope Francis’ stated desire “to create still broader opportunities for a more incisive female presence in the church.”

  • Noose is tightening around Christians in Turkey

    Jul 07, 2017

    The ancient Syrian Orthodox Monastery of Mor Gabriel has been subjected to constant and unfair legal attacks since 2008.

  • Will Cardinal Pell’s exit advance Pope Francis’ financial reforms?

    Jul 07, 2017

    You can bet the Holy See’s huge financial and real estate assets that, de facto, he is finished as Prefect of the Secretariat of the Economy, the office that monitors those vast resources.

  • US strategy in the Middle East is deeply problematic

    Jun 23, 2017

    In his landmark speech last month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, President Trump called on all “responsible nations” to “work together to end the humanitarian crisis in Syria, eradicate ISIS and restore stability to the region.” While all three are desirable goals, the strategy for achieving them that Mr Trump outlined in that same speech will achieve precisely the opposite.

  • What does The Joy of the Gospel look like?

    Jun 23, 2017

    It’s been nearly four years since Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, or TheJoy of the Gospel.